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Privacy-Focused AI Assistant Ollie Will Shut Down on November 6

Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down

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Ollie
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announced it will shut down the Ollie AI assistant app
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Ollie, a startup whose mission was to deliver an AI assistant that respected its users’ privacy, says that it will be shutting down in a week.

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Ollie, the privacy-focused AI assistant startup, says its app will shut down on November 6. Co-founder and CEO Bill Lennon said the company could not keep up as Muse, Instinct, and others entered the space, making it harder to stand out, grow, and raise capital. Ollie customers will receive instructions on exporting their data and getting refunds in the coming days.

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Ollie announced that its privacy-focused AI assistant app will shut down on November 6, and co-founder and CEO Bill Lennon said customers will receive instructions in the coming days on exporting their data and getting refunds. Lennon said the company could not keep up as Muse, Instinct and other competitors entered the space, making it harder for Ollie to stand out, grow and raise capital.

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