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With new acquisition, OpenAI signals plans to integrate deeper into the OS
- On Thursday, OpenAI announced it acquired Software Applications Incorporated, maker of Sky, with all 12 team members joining; terms of the deal were not disclosed.
- Founded by the Workflow team, the company previewed Sky earlier this year and raised $6.5 million in seed funding that included Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
- Sky functions as a natural-language Mac interface that helps with writing, planning, coding, and managing your day, Software Applications said, and the app is available on macOS now and coming to iOS, Android and Windows soon.
- This acquisition positions OpenAI to embed its tech into Mac workflows by incorporating Sky's deep macOS integration into ChatGPT just days after ChatGPT Atlas launched.
- OpenAI is pairing software moves with hardware work led by Jony Ive, while Apple’s AI-infused Siri remains delayed until next year and agentic AI raises safety concerns.
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ChatGPT is already deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem thanks to a partnership between OpenAI and Apple to use ChatGPT models to power some Apple Intelligence features.Now, OpenAI has taken the initiative to tread even further into Apple's territory.On Thursday, OpenAI announced that it acquired Software Applications Incorporated, the developer of an AI interface for Mac called Sky.Sky is an AI-powered natural language interface that prov…
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