OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro

About this episode

The episode discusses OpenAI's acquisition of the AI personal finance startup Hiro and its implications for financial planning capabilities in ChatGPT.

The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• acquisition
• AI
• personal finance
• financial planning
• technology news

Keywords

• OpenAI
• Hiro
• AI
• personal finance
• ChatGPT
• acquisition
• financial planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Hiro

Products: ChatGPT

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