In what is indicative of OpenAI's efforts to further encroach into Apple's sprawling ecosystem, the builder of ChatGPT just acquired a company that is championing enhanced automation and improved workflows on the Mac, Software Applications Incorporated.
OpenAI: "We will bring Sky’s deep macOS integration and product craft into ChatGPT, and all members of the team will join OpenAI."
In a press release issued just moments ago, OpenAI announced that it is acquiring Software Applications Incorporated, the company behind Sky, a natural language interface application for Mac computers.
Sky is basically an AI assistant for macOS that leverages the power of AI models in the following ways:
- Understands what is on your screen and then acts on the resulting user commands.
- Users can perform actions that span various macOS apps, such as asking Sky to summarize a webpage and then send that summary to a specific contact via the Messages app.
- Users can create bespoke automation scripts, shortcuts, and commands to extend a given app's functionality.
- Sky operates in a small, floating window that stays on top of your other apps.
Expounding on Sky's significance for improved workflow on Mac computers, OpenAI notes:
"Sky is a powerful natural language interface for the Mac. With Sky, AI works alongside you, whether you’re writing, planning, coding, or managing your day. Sky understands what’s on your screen and can take action using your apps.
We will bring Sky’s deep macOS integration and product craft into ChatGPT, and all members of the team will join OpenAI."
According to Nick Turley, the VP and Head of ChatGPT at OpenAI, "Sky’s deep integration with the Mac accelerates our vision of bringing AI directly into the tools people use every day."
Do note that Sky was built by the same team that was behind Workflow, which Apple purchased back in 2017 and re-branded into Shortcuts. Workflow allowed users to combine the functionalities of various apps to automate otherwise complex processes.
Of course, Sky far exceeds the capabilities of what Apple itself has to offer via Apple Intelligence. After all, the Cupertino giant has been working for quite some time to bring in-app actions and personal context awareness, where Siri uses personal data to provide tailored services across its family of devices.
We reported recently that some Apple engineers remain concerned about the performance of the new Siri, which is expected to ship with the iOS 26.4 build in the spring of 2026.
Apple also suffered a major setback recently when it came out that Ke Yang, who was appointed the head of its Answers, Knowledge and Information (AKI) team only weeks earlier, is now reportedly leaving for a lucrative stint at Meta Platforms Inc.
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