OPENAI LAUNCHES DOTS, ITS BUBBLY AGENTIC AVATAR

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

OpenAI has launched Dots, always-on personal agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that pursue user-defined goals in the background rather than staying tied to a single interface. Available to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium users in eligible markets, Dots can be launched from ChatGPT or Codex and contacted through platforms such as Slack and Teams, with text messaging planned. Their floating, cartoon-like avatars give autonomous software a more approachable identity, while OpenAI envisions specialist Dots working together with their own tools and permissions.