OpenAI acquires AI travel assistant startup Odessia
Original headlineOpenAI 收购 AI 旅行助手初创公司 Odessia
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OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel-assistant startup founded roughly a year ago that had raised a $6 million pre-seed round led by Sequoia Capital. Odessia's founder, Francis Davidson—previously the founder of lodging company Sonder—disclosed the deal and said he has joined OpenAI to work on travel-related efforts; the startup's AI travel assistant, launched about five months ago, has been shut down. OpenAI has not confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch and has not announced any new travel product or plan. The deal signals OpenAI's interest in travel as an early application area for its models and adds a consumer-travel founder to its ranks. What to watch next is whether OpenAI formally confirms the purchase and details how travel features will surface in its products.
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