OpenAI Acquires AI Travel Agent Odessia
OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel agent startup founded by Francis Davidson, former founder of the travel company Sonder. Davidson has joined OpenAI to work on the future of travel. While the financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, it's believed to be an acqui-hire. Odessia, which raised $6 million in pre-seed funding, has already been shut down.
This move is significant as travel is a popular use case for personal AI assistants, and OpenAI has previously indicated interest in this area with its ChatGPT agent. Davidson's experience with Sonder, a former unicorn in the travel industry, likely makes him a valuable asset to OpenAI.
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