OpenAI acquires AI travel agent Odessia
What happened
TechCrunch reported on November 11 that OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel agent startup founded by Sonder founder Francis Davidson. The deal terms were not disclosed. The report says the deal looks like an acqui-hire, but does not present that as a confirmed conclusion. Davidson has joined OpenAI and is working on the travel direction.
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- TechCrunch · AIOpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder
OpenAI 收购了 Sonder 创始人 Francis Davidson 创办的 AI 旅行智能体 Odessia，交易条款未披露，看起来是一次 acqui-hire，Davidson 已加入 OpenAI 负责旅行业务方向。
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