OpenAI Dots: Personal AI Agents on Permanent Duty

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OpenAI has announced a new service called Dots, in which personal AI agents take on tasks continuously and proactively. With this, OpenAI is moving away from the classic question-and-answer model: you don't have to nudge the agents yourself every time.

If you already work with ChatGPT, you know the principle: you ask a question, get an answer, and the session ends. With Dots, it's supposed to work differently – according to heise online, the agents remain permanently active and use their own cloud computer.

Sounds like a big step to you? It is conceptually too – OpenAI is no longer talking about just a chat tool here, but about independent agents that complete tasks autonomously.

What sets Dots apart from previous AI assistants?

The key point according to heise online: the agents are permanently active and proactive. That means they don't just react to your input – they're supposed to take on tasks you've assigned them once.

In addition, each Dots agent uses its own cloud computer – this is evident from the headline of the report. That gives the agents their own computing environment in the background, going far beyond a normal chat window.

Where is Dots available – and where isn't it?

If you're in Europe, the bad news comes right with it: according to heise online, Dots is only available in a limited capacity in Europe at launch. So OpenAI hasn't rolled out the service worldwide at the same time.

What this means for you specifically: you probably can't test Dots in full right away, even if you're already an OpenAI customer. What exactly the restrictions look like and which European countries will be added when doesn't emerge from the reporting so far.