OpenAI's latest acquisition could see big changes on the way for its Codex coding assistant
- OpenAI confirms plans to acquire Ona and its agentic AI infrastructure
- Codex could benefit from Ona's infrastructure, which provides environments for long-running tasks
- Both companies have seen major rises in agentic AI users this year, marking a major shift
OpenAI has announced plans to acquire Ona, a startup that focuses on AI agents and their required environments, which could see the company get absorbed by OpenAI's Codex team.
Under the proposed deal, OpenAI would gain even more expertise to help AI agents work on long-running tasks that could even last days.
This comes as more organizations carry out agentic work over extended periods, hence the demand for more persistent infrastructure.
OpenAI announces plans to acquire Ona
"[Ona's] technology provides secure, persistent environments where agents can access the tools, systems, and context they need to make progress over time," OpenAI said in an announcement.
Ona builds secure cloud environments where...
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