OpenAI launches Dots, always‑on agents with their own cloud computers
Each Dot runs on GPT-6 Astra with its own cloud computer and browser, connects to more than 4,000 apps, and is included in Pro and Business Premium.
OpenAI introduced Dots at its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, calling them always-on agents that work towards a user's goals around the clock. Sam Altman described them on X as a way of using AI that works 24/7. The Next Web reports that each Dot is powered by GPT-6 Astra and runs on a dedicated cloud computer, separate from the user's own devices.
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Dots connect to more than 4,000 apps through plugins, handle several projects at once and learn preferences from feedback, according to The Next Web. When idle they can do what OpenAI calls proactive research, limited to read-only access. Users can reach a Dot through ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile, and through Slack and Teams. A tester, developer Dan McAteer, said his Dot spotted an unsent invoice and drafted it.
The first Dot is included at no extra cost in Pro and Business Premium plans, and Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare workspaces can join a beta through an admin. Pro users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK are excluded for now, The Next Web says. Conversations with Dots do not count towards ChatGPT usage limits.
OpenAI says Dots have safeguards: password changes always need approval, users can set custom rules to permit, block or require sign-off on actions, and a monitor can pause an agent. The company also says Dots can still make mistakes and that consequential work should be reviewed. The Next Web notes OpenAI recently disclosed that its agents had posted 53 users' images online without permission.