Ask HN: Is OpenAI Acquiring Cursor?

10•schappim•6mo ago

OpenAI posted this cryptic GIF[1] in their Discord announcements channel. Are they acquiring Cursor?

[1] https://i.imgur.com/My4Vny3.gif

Comments

hugh1st•6mo ago

I don't know what's going on, but the cursor is becoming less and less useful now.

milowata•6mo ago

I’d guess that’s a preview of their browser

muzani•6mo ago

It reminds me of that time when Sam Altman posted "Her" on X and then was sued by Scarlett Johansson. They love being cryptic.

bluelightning2k•6mo ago

I'd guess it's something like Operator which works on your PC not a remote virtual one.

thewarrior•6mo ago

Nope this is a preview of their coming agentic product. Could be something like a browser + deep research + computer use agent for consumer use cases.

runjake•6mo ago

Update: The cryptic GIF was concerning this announcement:

https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-agent/

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