5 October 2026

OpenAI releases Dots, an AI agent for work tasks

First reported

Last Week in AI and Platformer ran this on , 4 days before the next source picked it up.

  • Dots is available to paid ChatGPT users and can draft emails, research information, and manage documents on their behalf.
  • The agent runs continuously in the background across connected apps like Teams and Slack, learning user preferences over time.

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