OpenAI unveils Dots: always-on GPT-6 Astra agents with their own computer and 4,000+ app connections
OpenAI · x · 2026-09-30
OpenAI officially launched Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra:
- Handles simple tasks (like booking a table) up to ambitious work, with the initiative of a "high-agency engineer or chief of staff"
- Has its own computer and works across 4,000+ apps through ChatGPT, reusing connected plugins
- Learts user needs and works quietly in the background 24/7, before being asked
- Per follow-up reports, Dots don't count against usage limits; available today for Pro and Business tiers
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