It’s not a secret that artificial intelligence (AI) is the hottest topic across industries, and the trend is equally prominent in the world of content management systems (CMS). Open-source platforms are no exception, with all major CMS solutions already boasting various AI functionalities and plans. Within this context, Automattic’s acquisition of WPAI—a brilliant AI startup—makes perfect sense.
WPAI had already developed several AI-powered solutions for WordPress, including CodeWP and AgentWP. Now, as part of Automattic, the founding team of WPAI will spearhead AI advancements for WordPress. Without a doubt, WPAI’s technology will be reimagined and integrated into new offerings under Automattic’s umbrella.
This acquisition is expected to enhance Automattic’s products, and perhaps even the open-source WordPress project itself, by leveraging AI to make these platforms more intuitive and user-friendly. Efforts are already underway to enable users to create websites through natural language prompts, a feature that could make WordPress—or any CMS—far more accessible to non-experts unfamiliar with the platform.
Among WPAI’s products, AgentWP stands out as one of the first autonomous AI agents capable of performing complex tasks using independent reasoning and logic. Unfortunately, this product, along with the rest of WPAI’s offerings, will cease to exist as standalone solutions and will instead be integrated into Automattic, according to the official announcement.
This acquisition strengthens WordPress’s AI efforts, some of which were previewed last year during the State of the Word event held in Madrid.
Note: Article originally written in Spanish, translated with ChatGPT, and reviewed in english by Jorge Mediavilla.
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