OpenAI Bought oldest domain Chat Dot Com From Indian man for Rs 126 Crore

With the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI, the company which has brought a new revolution in the tech world, has again come into the limelight. This time the company has become a topic of discussion with the purchase of the domain chat.com, which is one of the oldest web addresses till date. OpenAI has purchased this domain from Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot. Following the acquisition, Chat.com has been redirected directly to ChatGPT.

Let us tell you that chat.com was first registered in 1996, making it one of the oldest domains. The special thing is that Dharmesh Shah had acquired it last year itself, for this he had invested about 15.5 million US dollars (about Rs 130 crore). Dharmesh had announced the sale of the domain in March, although the name of the buyer was not disclosed at the time. He later shared information about the sale through social media platform X.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the acquisition as just “Chat.com” in a post confirmation Is of. The purchases totaling more than $15 million show that OpenAI is making big investments. Shah received shares in OpenAI as part of the deal, although he has not yet disclosed the details. After the sale, Dharmesh described X on Chat.com as a very attractive domain which is necessary for building any successful product or company. With this acquisition, OpenAI is expanding its global availability through this domain.

Let us tell you that recently OpenAI has introduced a new chat history search feature which is different from the ‘memory’ capability of ChatGPT. While the ‘Memory’ function allows ChatGPT to recall information over time, the search tool is specifically designed to help users quickly find specific conversations without the hassle of endless scrolling . In such a situation, whether users want to get advice again from the previous chat or want to find answers to the questions which have not been answered, this search feature makes it easier to get information.