Facebook Inc. acquired Palo Alto-based artificial intelligence assistant startup Ozlo.

A majority of the 30 Ozlo employees will join Facebook's Messenger offices in Menlo Park, Calif., or Seattle, Wash., according to a July 31 Recode report.

"By joining a team that shares our values and our vision, we will be able to continue to work on building experiences powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. There's a lot more for us to explore ahead and we're excited to bring our technology to the Messenger community," said a statement on Ozlo's website.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.