OpenAI launches Dots, an always-on personal AI with its own computer and browser
altryne · x · 2026-09-30
OpenAI is entering the always-on assistant space with Dots — a 24/7 personal AI that comes with its own computer, browser, and tools. Sam Altman announced it in a video as "the next piece of OpenAI," marking the company's extension from chat-based assistants to always-resident autonomous agents.
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