OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns
Sam Altman announcing new AI agents named ‘dots’ during OpenAI’s developers conference in San Francisco, California. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSam Altman announcing new AI agents named ‘dots’ during OpenAI’s developers conference in San Francisco, California. “In the future, if you like, you can work with a whole team of dots.”OpenAI’s dots are colorful little blobs, donning berets or glasses, that appear on people’s phones or laptops, can be integrated into other apps and can follow commands.
- ▪Sam Altman announcing new AI agents named ‘dots’ during OpenAI’s developers conference in San Francisco, California.
- ▪Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSam Altman announcing new AI agents named ‘dots’ during OpenAI’s developers conference in San Francisco, California.
- ▪“In the future, if you like, you can work with a whole team of dots.”OpenAI’s dots are colorful little blobs, donning berets or glasses, that appear on people’s phones or laptops, can be integrated into other apps and can follow commands.
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- ▪ OpenAI rebrands AI agents as 'dots' amid security fears - BBC — Google News
- ▪ OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model — BBC News — Tech
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Sam Altman announcing new AI agents named ‘dots’ during OpenAI’s developers conference in San Francisco, California. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSam Altman announcing new AI agents named ‘dots’ during OpenAI’s developers conference in San Francisco, California. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesOpenAIOpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concernsCompany’s product comes weeks after Meta introduced its own artificially intelligent agent MuseDara KerrTue 29 Sep 2026 17.25 EDTLast modified on Tue 29 Sep 2026 17.26 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLess than 24 hours after OpenAI announced it would scrap the launch of an artificial intelligence model over safety concerns, the company debuted a whole new suite…
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