OpenAI's Dot hands-on: proactive always-on agent reads Slack, flags conflicts, alternately flashy and frustrating
danshipper · x · 2026-09-30
Every CEO Dan Shipper published a hands-on review of Dot, OpenAI's proactive always-on agent launched today. Standout: Dot read a Slack discussion he hadn't seen and warned his flight change might conflict with a proposed video recording. It works inside ChatGPT as an always-on agent that researches and executes tasks (like rebooking flights), integrating context across Slack and calendar. Verdict: "by turns flashy and frustrating." Every also shipped a comparison tool pitting Dot against other personal agent products.
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