Overview
- OpenAI announced the purchase of Software Applications Incorporated, saying all members of the roughly 12-person team will join the company.
- Sky is a Mac-native assistant that reads on-screen context and can execute actions across apps from a floating interface, though it was not publicly released.
- Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal was led by Nick Turley and Fidji Simo and approved by OpenAI’s independent board committees.
- The startup had raised $6.5 million from investors including Sam Altman via a disclosed passive stake, along with backers such as Figma’s Dylan Field.
- The move follows OpenAI’s Mac-focused push with the new ChatGPT Atlas browser and recent acquisitions, positioning ChatGPT to perform tasks inside native desktop software where permissions and safety guardrails will be pivotal.