OpenAI announced the acquisition of Software Applications, Inc., the developer of the AI automation tool Sky. Sky is a macOS software that has not yet been officially released, designed to act as a personal assistant for users, observing screen content and automatically performing corresponding actions while users are writing, coding, or using other applications.

The founding team of Sky has extensive experience at Apple. Co-founder Ari Weinstein and Conrad Kramer co-developed the popular automation app Workflow, which was later acquired by Apple and evolved into the core feature "Shortcuts" in the current iOS and macOS systems. Additionally, another co-founder, Kim Beverett, worked at Apple for nearly ten years and participated in several important projects including Safari, WebKit, and privacy-related initiatives.

Sky has strong natural language processing capabilities, allowing it to understand content on the user's screen and directly perform operations in other applications. This product philosophy aligns closely with OpenAI's development direction. In an official statement, OpenAI emphasized that the progress of AI is not only reflected in the improvement of intelligence itself, but also in unleashing its potential through understanding context, adapting to user intent, and achieving seamless collaboration interfaces. Therefore, OpenAI decided to acquire the Sky team and plans to integrate their deep integration capabilities on macOS and excellent product craftsmanship into ChatGPT. After the acquisition, all members of the Sky team will join OpenAI.

The specific financial terms of this transaction have not been disclosed. However, according to PitchBook data, Sky had previously raised $6.5 million in funding from investors, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Figma CEO Dylan Field, among other notable individuals.

Key Points:

🌟 OpenAI acquired Sky, an AI automation tool developed by the original team behind Apple's "Shortcuts."

🤖 Sky is designed as an intelligent assistant for users, automatically performing actions on the screen.

💰 The financial details of this transaction were not disclosed, but Sky had previously raised $6.5 million in funding.