OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

OpenAI 收购演示文稿初创公司 NextSlide

NextSlide recently announced that it’s joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup’s team members now working on ChatGPT. NextSlide 近日宣布加入 OpenAI，该初创公司的团队成员目前已投入到 ChatGPT 的开发工作中。

The NextSlide website currently displays a note from founder Ahmed Beshry describing the startup’s product as one “that could turn prompts, notes, documents, or research into a polished, editable presentation.” NextSlide 官网目前展示了创始人 Ahmed Beshry 的一则留言，他将该公司的产品描述为一种“能够将提示词、笔记、文档或研究资料转化为精美且可编辑的演示文稿”的工具。

The ultimate goal, Beshry said, was “to make visual communication more accessible and help more people express their ideas clearly.” Beshry 表示，其最终目标是“让视觉化沟通变得更加触手可及，并帮助更多人清晰地表达自己的想法。”

So by joining OpenAI, the team will “continue pursuing that same mission: building AI products that help people create, communicate, and turn their ideas into meaningful work.” 因此，通过加入 OpenAI，该团队将“继续追求同样的使命：打造能够帮助人们进行创作、沟通，并将创意转化为有意义成果的 AI 产品。”

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 此次交易的财务条款并未披露。

In a note on LinkedIn, Beshry said the announcement is coming “a few months late,” as the acquisition took place “earlier this year.” Beshry 在 LinkedIn 上发文称，这一公告发布得“晚了几个月”，因为收购实际上发生在“今年早些时候”。

Beshry was previously a co-founder at Caper AI, a smart cart/cashier-less checkout startup acquired by Instacart in 2021. Beshry 此前曾是 Caper AI 的联合创始人，这是一家智能购物车/无收银结账初创公司，于 2021 年被 Instacart 收购。