OpenAI tries disarming AI angst with cute graphics and always-on agents
Each gets its own cloud computer, can work toward goals 24/7, and retains context over time. And they can use some 4,000 apps via connectors. Think OpenClaw (whose founder Peter Steinberger joined OpenAI), but less open, more contained, and more user-friendly."What feels new about my dot is that it gets to know how I like to work over time and where I want to focus my attention," Altman said.
- ▪Each gets its own cloud computer, can work toward goals 24/7, and retains context over time.
- ▪And they can use some 4,000 apps via connectors.
- ▪Think OpenClaw (whose founder Peter Steinberger joined OpenAI), but less open, more contained, and more user-friendly."What feels new about my dot is that it gets to know how I like to work over time and where I want to focus my attention,"
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