Onyx
About Onyx
Onyx is an open source AI assistant that connects to company documents, apps, and people, syncing sources such as Slack, Google Drive, Confluence, and GitHub to provide a single place where users can ask questions and get immediate answers. The platform is available 24/7 and supports custom assistants scoped to specific knowledge and tools. Onyx was founded by Yuhong Sun and Chris Weaver. Sun brings machine learning and NLP expertise, with prior work on deep learning for NL-to-SQL and semantic search at Alation, and Weaver previously led the anti-fraud engine team at Robinhood.
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Teams build customized AI assistants for specific knowledge sets (e.g., customer support, sales).
There is a culture of experimentation and embracing endless possibilities in applying AI assistants.
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