Adept
by Adept AI Labs, Inc.
Adept is an AI research and product company developing agentic models that operate software through graphical user interfaces. Its ACT-1 research focused on turning natural-language instructions into actions across web and desktop applications.
Why Abandoned
Adept's website remains available and a September 2024 company update said it would continue operating independently after licensing technology to Amazon and transitioning several co-founders and employees there. Current activity is less clearly documented, so confidence is moderate.
💵 Pricing & access
- Pricing model
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- Official site
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🩺 Health Signals
- HTTP Status
- 403
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- Confidence
- 68%
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📅 Timeline
Adept launches
ACT-1 introduced
Adept raises $350 million
Amazon licenses Adept technology and hires team members
Adept outlines independent path
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is Adept AI?
Adept is an AI company building agentic systems that can interpret natural-language requests and take actions in existing software interfaces.
What does Adept ACT-1 do?
ACT-1 is Adept's action transformer research system. It was demonstrated operating software through user interfaces, including browsing websites and performing tasks in applications such as Salesforce.
Is Adept AI still active?
Adept said in September 2024 that it remained independent and was developing enterprise agent enablement products. Its website remains online, but limited recent public updates make the current operating state moderately certain rather than fully verified.
Was Adept AI acquired by Amazon?
No full acquisition was announced. In June 2024, Amazon licensed Adept's technology, datasets and models, and hired co-founder David Luan plus several other employees; Adept said the company would continue independently.
How much funding did Adept AI raise?
Adept announced a $350 million Series B in March 2023. Earlier reporting by TechCrunch said its 2022 Series A totaled $65 million, bringing publicly reported funding at that point to at least $415 million.