OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on November 6, 2024 local time, “chat.comannounced that it had acquired the domain name of “. At the time of article creation, “chat.com” is redirected to OpenAI’s chat AI “ChatGPT”.
Did OpenAI just spend more than $10 million on a URL? – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/6/24289768/openai-chat-chatgpt-sam-altman-hubspot
OpenAI acquired Chat.com | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/06/openai-acquired-chat-com/
OpenAI acquires chat.com – Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
https://domainnamewire.com/2024/11/06/openai-acquires-chat-com/
On November 6, 2024, CEO Altman posted a post with “chat.com” on X (formerly Twitter). Click this link toRedirect to ChatGPTwill be done.
Until now, the chat.com domain wasHubSpotwas owned by Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of . Chat.com domain name in early 2023 for approximately $15.5 million (approximately 2.4 billion yen)acquisitionShah revealed that he sold the chat.com domain name to an undisclosed buyer in March 2024.announcement. At the time of the sale, Mr. Shah stated, “I sold the domain for a higher amount than it cost to acquire it,” and it was revealed that this buyer had purchased the chat.com domain for more than $15.5 million. I am.
“The reason I bought chat.com is simple: I think chat-based UX is going to be the next big trend in software,” said Shah. “Communicating with computers and software through natural language interfaces is very intuitive. This is made possible by generative AI.”
Shah then disclosed that the undisclosed buyer was OpenAI. It is also reported that OpenAI stock was used in the transaction rather than cash.
BREAKING NEWS: Secret acquirer of $15+ million domain chat .com revealed and it’s exactly who you’d think.
For those of you that have been following me for a while, you may recall that I announced earlier this year that I had acquired the domain chat .com for an “8 figure sum”… https://t.co/nv1IyddP5z
— dharmesh (@dharmesh) November 6, 2024
Although OpenAI admitted that it had acquired the chat.com domain name, it did not disclose the amount required for the acquisition.
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