OpenAI launches Dots agents and over 20 products at DevDay

OpenAI launched over 20 new products at its annual DevDay event in San Francisco, headlining with Dots, a new class of desktop agents designed to compete with Meta’s Muse and Instinct assistants.

Dots Desktop Agents

Dots function as always-available assistants that users can assign work to via text, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. They are capable of completing multistep tasks, such as tracking projects, preparing for appointments, or managing to-do lists. The agents proactively execute work by leveraging apps granted access by the user, only contacting the human when review or attention is required.

Other Launches and Context

In the two weeks prior to the event, OpenAI launched the affordability-focused GPT-6 Sol and Luna models, which were exceptions to a company-wide freeze on major launches intended to bundle other releases for DevDay. Sources indicate that OpenAI froze major launches for two weeks prior to the event to ensure the simultaneous release of the new products unveiled at the conference.