OpenAI’s Dots lead on the future of ChatGPT

OpenAI is betting its next product cycle on persistent, embodied "Dots" agents with flat-fee pricing, eventually folding the capability into free ChatGPT.

• New form factor: OpenAI's "Dots" are persistent, embodied personal AI agents built on the GPT-6 Astra model, running on their own cloud computer rather than the user's device.
• One agent, many surfaces: Dots maintain unified context across Slack, email (texting "coming soon"), and the ChatGPT app; OpenAI believes most consumers will want only one agent, prefixed with the user's name (e.g., "AE-dot") to avoid confusion.

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