OpenAI just launched Dots, but most ChatGPT users can’t access them yet. Here’s why — and the closest alternatives you can use right now.

Is this OpenAI's desperate attempt to stay relevant or a breakthrough in AI?

Even without being asked, AI works on its own.Over the past month, such AIs have appeared one after another. 9/8 Meta's Muse ...

The AI agent known as "dots" is currently a hot topic. It is a persistent AI agent feature announced by OpenAI on September ...

For enterprises, ChatGPT Space could turn Dots from individual assistants into participants in shared team workflows. OpenAI describes Space as a shared environment where teammates, ChatGPT and a Dot ...

It's (probably) safer by design as well ...

OpenAI today announced the launch of "Dots" to compete with Meta's popular Muse agent. OpenAI describes Dots as always-on agents "built to handle everything". Dots use the GPT–6 Astra model and have a ...

Two carrion crows determined the dominant direction of moving dots in an average of 235 milliseconds in a touchscreen ...

OpenAI's Dots could transform work, but the pricing, permissions, training demands, and security tradeoffs deserve serious scrutiny before you subscribe today.

OpenAI’s Dots promise ongoing AI assistance. A closer look at pricing, privacy, permissions and availability reveals what users can—and cannot—delegate.

OpenAI's Alexander Embiricos joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss Dots, the company's always-on AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra.