OpenAI Dots: What Developers Need to Know About Always-On Agents

At its September 29 DevDay, OpenAI announced Dots, persistent AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that keep working after a user's last message, each with a dedicated cloud computer, a browser, and connections to 4,000+ apps. The agents run around the clock and do not wait for a prompt, moving OpenAI beyond the stateless prompt-response loop that has defined developer use of its models since GPT-3 launched in 2020.

The prompt-response loop has defined how developers use AI since GPT-3 landed in 2020. You send a message, you get a response, the session closes. Simple. Stateless. Predictable. On September 29 at DevDay, OpenAI announced that model is no longer the only one on offer. Dots are persistent AI agents that keep working after your last message — equipped with a dedicated cloud computer, a browser, and connections to 4,000+ apps. They run around the clock. They do not wait for you to ask. What Dots Actually Are A Dot is a named, persistent agent powered by GPT-6 Astra. Unlike … The post