OpenAI reportedly considering acquiring AI programming tool Windsurf for $3 billion

OpenAI is considering acquiring AI programming tool Windsurf (formerly Codeium) for about $3 billion. If the acquisition is successful, it will be OpenAI’s largest deal ever, enhancing its competitiveness in the AI ​​programming assistant market. Windsurf focuses on writing code based on natural language prompts and had previously planned to raise funds at a valuation of $3 billion.