OpenAI has launched Dots, persistent AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that run on dedicated cloud computers around the clock, connecting to over 4,000 apps through a plugin ecosystem.
The core architecture matters: each Dot learns from user feedback over time, maintains continuous operation toward defined goals, and surfaces across ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams without requiring context resets between sessions.
The full announcement is worth examining for what it signals about OpenAI's shift from reactive chatbot to proactive agent infrastructure, and what GPT-6 Astra's underlying capabilities actually enable beyond the marketing framing here.
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