This is what you get when Apple’s hands meet OpenAI’s brain
OpenAI has acquired Sky, an on-screen AI assistant built for Apple Mac, helping users get things done quicker by understanding the task at hand, and fetching, filing, and fixing errors as you work.
That’s the headline, here’s the story.
This all began with two engineers, Ari Weinstein and Conrad Kramer, who built an automation tool called Workflow in their twenties to accelerate the boring stuff. Apple saw the promise, acquired it, and turned it into what Apple users will know in their phone as Shortcuts.
Then third co-founder, Kim Beverett, arrived on the scene – years inside Apple, polishing the everyday tools people were using from Safari to iMessage to FaceTime, she knew how to make everyday tools more efficient.
Together, the founders created an always on, screen-aware assistant that’s ready to help without prompts. A partner that writes, plans, and executes accordingly.
Users draft an email; Sky attaches the right file.
Need a meeting scheduled? Sky proposes times, books a room, adds a Zoom link, and sends an agenda pulled from the email thread.
Maybe you want to plan a trip? Well Sky will gather the dates, bookings, and costs without switching windows.
Could Sky’s automation + OpenAI’s model become the ultimate copilot?
