OpenAI launches dots: always-on agents with their own computer

Dots are OpenAI's agents built to keep working while you are away, and at launch each Pro subscriber starts with one. In his announcement, Tibo of OpenAI says dots work 24/7, learn from your feedback, and have their own computer and browser, which gives each dot somewhere to carry out tasks itself. They can be connected to more than 4,000 apps in OpenAI's ecosystem. They run on Astra, which he calls OpenAI's best model yet, and you can call a dot while it is working.

For subscribers, the key detail is cost. Dots are included in the Pro plan and, according to the post, do not draw down any of the plan's usage, so work handed to a dot does not use up the allowance needed for other tasks. That came hours after Tibo explained a cut to Pro's usage allowance and said additions that would not draw on usage were coming. The launch starts with a single primary dot per subscriber. He says the ability to create whole teams of dots will come later.