At its Dev Day event on Tuesday, OpenAI introduced Dots, a new family of agentic personal assistants built on GPT‑6 Astra. The company describes Dots as “remarkably capable, always-on agents built to handle everything.”
Unlike Codex or ChatGPT, Dots are designed to operate independently of a single piece of hardware or interface: they can pursue user-defined goals continuously in the background with minimal oversight. OpenAI said users can start by creating a primary dot, name it and personalize it, and that over time teams of Dots could work together on a user’s behalf.
Availability and access
Dots will be available starting Tuesday inside ChatGPT for Pro and Business Premium subscribers in eligible markets. Users can launch Dots from Codex or directly from ChatGPT.
Use cases outlined by OpenAI
OpenAI presented several potential uses: for example, a software developer could deploy a dedicated dot to monitor customer feedback and apply bug fixes or requested features as needed. In another scenario, a scientist might assign a dot to rerun analyses and investigate unexpected results as new experimental data arrive.
Users will be able to message Dots through organizational platforms such as Slack and Microsoft Teams; text-message support is expected soon.
Specialist Dots and security integrations
OpenAI also described “specialist Dots” that take on particular responsibilities. Individual Dots can be provisioned with specific identities, credentials and tools via existing systems. The company is already working with Microsoft to integrate Dots with Microsoft Agent 365 security controls.
Relation to existing tools and branding
Many of the capabilities Dots provide were already achievable through Codex and similar agentic frameworks, but Dots package those features into a new offering focused on independent agentic action. The branding adopts a bubbly, cartoon-like aesthetic — the Dots are literal little dots — echoing approaches such as Meta’s recently released Muse agent, as part of an effort to make AI feel more relatable.
OpenAI positions Dots as a way to run continuous, autonomous digital agents that can act on users’ behalf while integrating with enterprise security and identity controls.
