OpenAI says it will buy Ona to help Codex run longer tasks
The Reddit post says OpenAI announced it is buying a company called Ona. It says Ona builds secure cloud technology that lets AI agents keep working for hours or longer, even if a laptop is closed. After the deal is finished, the Ona team will join OpenAI’s Codex group.
Key points
- OpenAI is buying Ona, according to the post.
- Ona works on secure cloud technology for long-running AI agents.
- The post says Codex could handle bigger jobs that continue after a laptop is closed.
- The Ona team is expected to join OpenAI’s Codex group after the deal closes.
- The post does not give token or cost numbers.
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- builds
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- AI agent
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- agents
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- prompts
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