OpenAI repackages coding tool's agent skills as dots, an always-on personal assistant

How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant

OpenAI has repackaged its coding tool's agent capabilities as dots, an always-on personal assistant that keeps working in the background and offers help unprompted. dots launched in late September for Pro and higher ChatGPT desktop and mobile subscribers, with plans starting at $100 a month. It can connect to calendars, email, the computer and other tools.

Why it matters: OpenAI is selling the coding tool's agent skills as a persistent assistant, aiming to cut the prompting and manual steering users do through one continuous conversation and proactive research.