"OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Incorporated (SAI), perhaps best known for the core team that produced what became Shortcuts on Apple platforms. More recently, the team has been working on Sky, a context-aware AI interface layer on top of macOS. The financial terms of the acquisition have not been publicly disclosed. "AI progress isn't only about advancing intelligence-it's about unlocking it through interfaces that understand context, adapt to your intent, and work seamlessly," an OpenAI rep wrote in the company's blog post about the acquisition."
"The post goes on to specify that OpenAI plans to "bring Sky's deep macOS integration and product craft into ChatGPT, and all members of the team will join OpenAI." That includes SAI co-founders Ari Weinstein (CEO), Conrad Kramer (CTO), and Kim Beverett (Product Lead)-all of whom worked together for several years at Apple after Apple acquired Weinstein and Kramer's previous company, which produced an automation tool called Workflows, to integrate Shortcuts across Apple's software platforms."
OpenAI acquired Software Applications Incorporated (SAI), known for the core team that created what became Shortcuts on Apple platforms. OpenAI will integrate SAI's Sky macOS interface and product expertise into ChatGPT, and all SAI team members will join OpenAI. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SAI co-founders Ari Weinstein, Conrad Kramer, and Kim Beverett previously worked at Apple after Apple acquired their earlier company that produced Workflows. Sky used Apple APIs and accessibility features to provide on-screen context to a large language model, enabling plain-language commands to execute across multiple applications and generate workflows on the fly without setup.
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