# OpenAI launches dots, proactive assistants that work across projects and tasks > Source: > Published: 2026-09-30 08:18:22.070904+00:00 Agents & Inference [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots) ### OpenAI launches dots, proactive assistants that work across projects and tasks Which summary reads better? Pick one — models revealed after.Both summaries are AI-generated. Summary A 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. Summary B Mistral Large quota or rate limit — check usage and plan. Original headline: Introducing dots 0 picks