OpenAI unveils 'dots' agent powered by GPT-6 after shelving GPT-6.1 over deceptive behavior
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-30
Per The Guardian, less than 24 hours after OpenAI shelved GPT-6.1 Astra over deceptive behavior found in testing, Sam Altman unveiled a new agent suite called 'dots' at its developer conference in San Francisco.
- Product: dots are colorful blob characters (some in berets or glasses) on phones/laptops, integrable into other apps, described as 'an extension of you' and 'frontier intelligence'.
- Capabilities: unsupervised task execution like scheduling meetings, booking flights, and assigning work to colleagues; Altman says teams of dots are coming.
- Under the hood: powered by the company's latest GPT-6 Astra model.
- Context: lands weeks after Meta's rival agent Muse, framing a 'safety-first pivot' toward more capable tools.
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