Updated
Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 8
OpenAI Acquires NextSlide, Adding Presentation Startup Team to ChatGPT
Updated
Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 8

OpenAI Acquires NextSlide, Adding Presentation Startup Team to ChatGPT

3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 8

Summary

  • NextSlide said OpenAI bought the presentation startup earlier this year, with its team now working on ChatGPT; financial terms were not disclosed.
  • Ahmed Beshry said the move extends NextSlide’s mission of helping users turn prompts, notes, documents and research into polished, editable presentations.
  • The startup had pitched its product as a visual-communication tool, and Beshry said joining OpenAI will let the team keep building AI products for creating and communicating ideas.
  • Beshry previously co-founded Caper AI, the smart-cart startup Instacart acquired in 2021, adding context to the team OpenAI has brought in.

Insights

Why did OpenAI secretly absorb a presentation startup, and what does it mean for workplace productivity?
Can a chatbot truly design polished presentations, or will human formatting always remain the missing link?