OpenAI has introduced Dots, a new type of AI assistant designed to work in the background across connected apps and services.
The company says Dots can handle a wide range of tasks while learning a user’s preferences over time.
Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model, Dots operate through their own cloud computers, giving them access to a web browser and more than 4,000 supported apps. Users can communicate with a Dot through a text-based interface or make voice calls through ChatGPT on the web, desktop, and mobile.
Dots can also connect with Microsoft Teams and Slack, allowing them to maintain context across different apps and devices. OpenAI says text-message support is also planned for the future.
For now, users can create only one Dot, although OpenAI plans to support multiple agents. Once assigned a task, a Dot can send updates and ask questions while working. For example, developers could use a Dot to analyze customer feedback, make changes to an app, test those updates, and provide a video showing the results.
Content creators can also use Dots to review interview transcripts, identify potential video clips, create show notes, and prepare social media posts. Users can watch the assistant work through its cloud computer and see its progress as tasks are completed.
OpenAI says Dots can learn from their work and use that knowledge to personalize future results. The company also says they may suggest additional tasks based on what they learn. Dots can be used collaboratively through ChatGPT Space, allowing users and colleagues to work with the same assistant.
The launch comes shortly after Meta introduced Muse, another customizable AI assistant designed to perform tasks such as browsing the web, making purchases, creating documents, and tracking goals.
OpenAI says Dots include built-in rules that determine when they can act independently. Users can create additional rules that restrict certain actions or require the assistant to request permission first. An auto-review feature is also designed to check whether planned actions follow those rules and other safety requirements.
When a task requires an action that the Dot cannot safely perform on its own, such as changing a password, it can hand the task back to the user.
OpenAI is initially rolling out Dots to ChatGPT Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise users. The company is also testing specialist Dots that organizations can create for specific roles.
OpenAI says conversations with Dots will not count toward regular ChatGPT usage limits. The company plans to eventually let users create multiple Dots and scale how much work each assistant can perform by increasing its speed or monthly workload.
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