OpenAI announces Dots, AI assistants designed to work across apps
The new assistants are intended to run in the background and adapt to users’ preferences.
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Written by the desk, checked before publishOpenAI announced Dots at its DevDay keynote on Tuesday. The AI assistants are designed to work across connected apps, handle tasks in the background and learn user preferences over time. OpenAI is positioning Dots as a rival to Meta’s Muse AI.
- OpenAI announced Dots at its DevDay keynote on Tuesday.
- Dots are designed as always-on AI assistants.
- The assistants are intended to work across connected apps in the background.
- OpenAI says Dots can learn user preferences over time.
- Dots are powered by OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model and positioned against Meta’s Muse AI.
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OpenAI announces Dots at its DevDay keynote
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OpenAI presents Dots as always-on assistants that can work across connected apps, handle many tasks and adapt to users over time.
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What happened
OpenAI announced Dots during its DevDay keynote on Tuesday. The company describes Dots as always-on AI assistants that can work across connected apps and carry out a wide range of tasks in the background. OpenAI says the assistants will learn a user’s preferences over time. Dots are powered by the company’s GPT-6 Astra model and are being presented as a competitor to Meta’s Muse AI. The timing and details of public availability have not been established.
Why it matters
If Dots work as described, they could move AI assistants beyond chat by allowing them to handle tasks across several apps without constant instructions from users.
What happens next
More information is expected about when Dots will be available, which apps they can connect to and what tasks they can perform. Their ability to work reliably in the background remains to be demonstrated.