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OpenAI launches dots, proactive assistants that work across projects and tasks

OpenAI launched dots, proactive assistants that work across multi-step projects and routine tasks without constant prompting, according to OpenAI's announcement. The launch shifts OpenAI's assistants from chat-style, single-turn interactions toward durable agent workflows that require progress tracking, interruption, approval, and control surfaces as core product requirements for teams shipping LLM products.

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OpenAI launches dots, proactive assistants that work across projects and tasks
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OpenAI launches dots, proactive assistants that work across projects and tasks

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Dots are OpenAI’s move from chat-style assistants to proactive agents that keep working across multi-step projects and routine tasks without constant prompting. For teams shipping LLM products, this raises the bar from single-turn UX to durable agent workflows with progress tracking, interruption, approval, and control surfaces as core product requirements.

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