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Summary: With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI Crunch

1. OpenAI has acquired the AI-powered personal finance app, Roi, with only its CEO and co-founder Sujith Vishwajith joining OpenAI. The deal ends Roi's service to customers on October 15.
2. This acquisition aligns with OpenAI's focus on personalization and life management as the future of AI products. Roi has expertise in personalizing finance services at scale, which could be applied more broadly by OpenAI.
3. The deal signifies OpenAI's growing emphasis on building consumer applications, led by former Instacart CEO Fidji Simo. This move suggests that OpenAI aims to be more than just an API provider and wants to create its own end-user apps.
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OpenAI acquires AI-finance app Roi, with CEO Sujith Vishwajith joining OpenAI. The deal marks the end of Roi's service on October 15. Alignment with personalization and life management is a focus for OpenAI's future AI products. Roi's expertise in scaling personal finance services may be utilized
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URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/with-its-latest-acqui-hire-openai-is-doubling-down-on-personalized-consumer-ai/#summary

Date: Oct. 5, 2025

Notes: 2025-10-05

Created: 2025/10/05 20:20

Updated: 2025/12/08 01:12

Last Read: 2025/10/06 09:00