OpenAI debuts personal assistant 'dots' at DevDay amid first-ever protests
shiringhaffary · x · 2026-09-30
Reporting from OpenAI DevDay in SF: Sam Altman debuted 'dots,' a personal AI assistant ('an AI helper that's always got your back'). The reporter notes it's the first time in three years of covering the event that protesters appeared outside, with signs reading 'People over AI' and 'Hands off our data.'
Related event: OpenAI Launches Always-On Agent Dots Powered by GPT-6 Astra at DevDay(57 posts)→
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