OpenAI launches dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra
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Dots run on their own cloud computer, learn from feedback, and connect to 4,000+ apps via plugins. Available on Pro (incl. $100), Business Premium, and Enterprise; EEA, UK, and Switzerland skipped at launch.
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- Sep 29
Introducing dotsopenai.com
Introducing dots, always-on agents built to handle everything.youtube.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 Gave AI Agents Their Own Computers at DevDay 2026. Here's Everything It Announceddecrypt.co
OpenAI CEO Announces New AI Agent and Avoids Mention of Security Concerns at Developer Conferencesecurityweek.com
OpenAI CFO Friar on New AI Assistant, Capital Raisebloomberg.com
The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launchtechcrunch.com
- Sep 30
[AINews] OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots, 6.1 Sol, Ultrafast, Decisions API, Agents API, Spaces, Marketplace, and 1.2 Billion ChatGPT WAUlatent.space
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
- Oct 1
How Sam Altman Actually Uses AI to Run OpenAI and His Lifeyoutube.com
OpenAI’s new agent is a shot at Meta — but can it compete with free?theverge.com
The dots demo, take two | OpenAI DevDay 2026youtube.com
Sam Altman introduces dots by OpenAIyoutube.com
OpenAI’s always-on agents are free, until one specific thing happensthenewstack.io
- Oct 2
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