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At its DevDay developer conference, OpenAI launched Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computers.
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OpenAI launched Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT, at its DevDay developer conference.
Why it matters: Dots is aimed at moving ChatGPT users beyond working one prompt at a time, letting them hand an agent a goal.
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OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agents, at DevDay 2026
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The Register AI + ML · 29 Sept 2026, 21:12
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BBC Technology · 29 Sept 2026, 19:17
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Tom's Guide AI · 29 Sept 2026, 18:00
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TechCrunch AI · 29 Sept 2026, 17:17
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WIRED AI · 29 Sept 2026, 17:15
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The Decoder · 29 Sept 2026, 17:14
OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor
The Verge AI · 29 Sept 2026, 17:10
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Simon Willison's Weblog · 29 Sept 2026, 15:55
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The Verge AI · 29 Sept 2026, 15:22
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Engadget AI · 29 Sept 2026, 06:00
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Engadget AI · 29 Sept 2026, 05:30
Primary source
“OpenAI Group PBC today used its DevDay developer conference to launch Dots, a set of always-on artificial intelligence agents in ChatGPT. The release is aimed at moving ChatGPT users beyond working one prompt at a time.”
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