OpenAI acquires AI travel agent Odesia, founder joins and service already shut down(techcrunch.com)

- Odesia was a service where AI planned trips for users. Founder Francis Davidson said he is now working at OpenAI, and an OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the hire. - The terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch wrote that it appears to be an acquisition aimed at securing talent. Odesia raised a pre-seed round of $6 million led by Sequoia and launched about 5 months ago. - Davidson said early users were helped to plan millions of dollars' worth of travel. This is the founder's own claim, and the tool has already been shut down. - OpenAI has not announced any new travel product or plans. The spokesperson only said that travel is an area ChatGPT users often ask about.