ChatGPT-maker OpenAI acquires team from AI startup Crossing Minds
OpenAI is expanding its AI team. Crossing Minds, a startup specialising in AI recommendation systems for e-commerce businesses has announced that its core team is joining the ChatGPT-maker as the Microsoft-backed tech company pushed into enhancing personalisation and recommendation capabilities.In a statement posted on their website, Crossing Minds’ co-founders expressed their enthusiasm for the move. While the exact number of team members transitioning to OpenAI remains unconfirmed, Crossing Minds co-founder Alexandre Robicquet has already updated his LinkedIn profile, now listing his role as “Research, Post-training and Agents at OpenAI.”“Joining OpenAI allows us to bring our work — and our values — into a mission we deeply respect: to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity,” they said.“We’re thrilled to bring our experience and energy to a team that’s setting the direction for the future of AI. We’re excited to learn, to contribute, and to help shape what’s next,” the added.
What is Crossing Minds and its speciality
Crossing Minds is known for its work with e-commerce companies, focusing on improving their personalisation and recommendation systems by analysing on-site customer behaviour data to understand shopping preferences, all while prioritising user privacy. Citing data from Crunchbase, a report by TechCrunch says that Crossing Minds had garnered substantial support, raising over $13.5 million from investors including Index Ventures, Shopify, Plug and Play, and Radical Ventures.Its website now states that it will no longer be taking on new clients, indicating a full transition. Previously, the company listed prominent clients such as Intuit, Anthropic, Udacity, and Chanel on its archived “About” page.This acquisition comes amidst a heated race among AI companies to enhance customer shopping experiences. Tech giants like Google and emerging players such as Perplexity have recently launched AI features aimed at improving recommendations.
