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OpenAI acquires Odessia as ChatGPT eyes AI travel assistant role

OpenAI has acquired AI travel services startup Odessia and hired its founder, Francis Davidson (프랜시스 데이비드슨), as it moves into AI agents that handle travel planning and bookings. Odessia launched this year and raised $6 million in June. The company said it built personalized recommendations using user preferences and past bookings and tracked airfare and lodging price changes. The acquisition price was not disclosed, and Odessia’s service has been discontinued.