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2026-09-29 · news · launch

OpenAI Dots: an always-on agent that keeps working after the chat closes

Dots trades the session for a process: the agent stops being something you prompt and becomes something that holds its own cloud computer, browser and permissions - which is why the hard part moves from capability to the approval layer.

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