OpenAI launches dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra
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Dots are proactive agents with their own cloud computer and access to your plugins and context, announced at DevDay 2026 alongside a new $500 paid tier. OpenAI says the two-year research effort was about making dots remember, staying coherent over weeks.
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- Sep 29
Introducing dotsopenai.com
OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatartechcrunch.com
OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitortheverge.com
OpenAI’s Dots Are Always-On AI Agents—and Its Answer to Meta’s Musewired.com
OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agent coworkers, and ChatGPT Space where they can collaborate with human teamsventurebeat.com
OpenAI just launched Dots. Here’s why they matter for developers.thenewstack.io
OpenAI Unveils Always-On AI Agent Dots, New $500 Paid Tierbloomberg.com
OpenAI Launches dots: Always-On GPT-6 Astra Agents That Work From Their Own Cloud Computersmarktechpost.com
OpenAI CEO Announces New AI Agent and Avoids Mention of Security Concerns at Developer Conferencesecurityweek.com
The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launchtechcrunch.com
- Sep 30
OpenAI Dev Day, Dot and OpenAI’s Product Transition, Sign In With ChatGPTstratechery.com
OpenAI follows Meta into the red-hot market for personal agents. But will users pay?cnbc.com
OpenAI’s Dots are ‘always-on agents built to handle everything’musically.com
OpenAI’s Dots boundary problem rate doubled in longer teststhenewstack.io
The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Herewired.com
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