OpenAI launch video: your dot is ready to meet you
Official launch post from OpenAI with a short promo video introducing dots, the always-on ChatGPT agents.
Post · 17.9K likes
OpenAI· Released Sep 29
OpenAI Dots
Always-on personal agents inside ChatGPT, announced at DevDay 2026. Each dot runs on GPT-6 Astra with its own cloud computer and browser, connects to 4,000+ apps, and is reachable via ChatGPT, Slack, Teams or voice. First dot included with Pro and Business Premium.
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open-dots: self-hosted agent workspace
MIT-licensed self-hosted agent workspace positioned as an alternative to Dots, Muse and Grok Bot, offering chat, connectors, approval flows and optional computer use. Early prototype.
Repo · 5.2K stars
Sam Altman on using a dot to clear the tasks he dreads
OpenAI's CEO says his dot is his favourite OpenAI product because it learns his workflow and style daily and takes on the chores that pile up as a gravity well of dread. A first-hand look at how a heavy user delegates.
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OpenDots: CopilotKit's self-hostable dots template for any agent harness
CopilotKit CEO Atai Barkai released OpenDots one day after the demo: always-on coworkers with computer use, Slack and Teams, Spaces and Pages, and voice calls, built on AG-UI so teams can clone and customise it.
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ChatGPT Dots Finally Clicked When I Learned This
Explains the mental model that makes dots useful, treating one as a standing teammate with its own computer rather than a chatbot.
Video · 172.7K views
Reaching inbox zero for the first time by making it a dot goal
Tibo Sottiaux set inbox zero as an active goal for his dot and, for the first time in his life, got there. A simple example of giving an always-on agent a standing objective instead of a one-off prompt.
Use case · 3K likes
I Tested OpenAI's New Personal Assistant Agent: DOTS
Futurepedia tries a dot as a personal assistant agent, showing email, browsing and scheduling jobs end to end.
Video · 209.1K views
Opus builds an open "TOT" alternative to dots overnight
Dhruval Golakiya gave Claude Opus one night to build his own bot and dot that signs in with a ChatGPT or Claude subscription and gives every agent its own VM. Twelve hours later the prototype, called TOT, existed.
Agent · 3.5K likes
The Biggest ChatGPT Update Yet: Meet dots
Skill Leap AI walks through the dots interface, connectors and first tasks, framed as the biggest ChatGPT update yet.
Video · 186.8K views
OpenAI DevDay: Dots, Agents & $100B Opportunities
Greg Isenberg discusses DevDay announcements with a focus on startup opportunities built on dots and agents.
Video · 177.8K views
How Sam Altman Actually Uses Dots to Run OpenAI and His Life
Every interviews on how a dot is used to run both OpenAI work and personal life, with concrete routines shown.
Video · 145.7K views
ChatGPT Just Changed A LOT (Here’s What’s New)
Riley Brown tours the new ChatGPT release, with dots, spaces and building apps from a phone-friendly workflow.
Video · 127.9K views
Asking a dot to paint him, then clicking through the dot's own computer
Tibo Sottiaux asked his dot for a portrait, nudged it to search the web for a recent photo of him, and recorded himself browsing the dot's cloud computer to show how it worked.
Use case · 3K likes
open-dot: Mac app for self-owned personal agents
Open-source Mac app for personal agents that work autonomously on their own computers, built on OpenAI and Composio.
Agent · 501 stars
Open Dots by Composio: a Mac-local dots that uses your own OpenAI key
Composio's Karan Vaidya launched an open-source dots that runs on your Mac with each dot holding its own logged-in browser, triggers on Gmail and Calendar plus 1,500 apps, and voice calls. Pitched at a tenth of the cost.
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Introducing OpenDots | The Open-Source Alternative to OpenAI Dots
CopilotKit introduces OpenDots, a model-agnostic open-source alternative, with a demo of its agent UI.
Video · 100.9K views
I Asked ChatGPT dots to Make Me Money!
Experiment asking a dot to find ways to make money online, showing what it proposed and actually executed.
Video · 103.7K views
ChatGPT Dots: How I Spent My First 24 Hours
Diary-style video of the first 24 hours with a dot, including setup choices, tasks delegated and surprises.
Video · 96.8K views
OpenAI Just Revealed Dots… This Changes ChatGPT Forever
Overview of the launch features and what always-on agents mean for how ChatGPT is used.
Video · 81.3K views
I Got Early Access To ChatGPT Dots: Here's Everything You Need To Know
Early-access walkthrough covering setup, connected apps and the kinds of recurring jobs a dot handles best.
Video · 76.2K views
8 Insane ChatGPT Browser Use Cases (automate anything)
Eight browser-use automations showcased on ChatGPT's agent stack, with tasks you can copy.
Video · 67.6K views
How ChatGPT Dots Can Change Your Life in 4 Minutes
Four-minute primer on setting up a dot and the first few automations worth trying.
Video · 63.3K views
ChatGPT Work + Dot: Build your AI Marketing Team (Agents + Skills)
Builds an AI marketing team by pairing ChatGPT Work with a dot, using agents and reusable skills for content tasks.
Video · 51.8K views
I Tested OpenAI’s Dots. Here’s My Honest Take.
Mark Kashef tests dots on real business tasks and gives a measured verdict on reliability and cost.
Video · 48.8K views
OpenAI Dots: quick answers
- What can you build with OpenAI Dots?
- People have published 126 public builds made with OpenAI Dots. The most common uses are agents (37), productivity (35), coding (13), automation (12) and business (9).
- What are the best OpenAI Dots GitHub repos?
- The most-starred open-source OpenAI Dots projects in the index are open-dots: self-hosted agent workspace, open-dot: Mac app for self-owned personal agents and Comma - Elixir-based open-source personal agent.
- Are there OpenAI Dots demo videos?
- Yes: 38 videos show OpenAI Dots in use, each linked to the original post.
- Where do people share OpenAI Dots projects?
- Mostly on GitHub, YouTube and X, from 118 creators between Sep 29 and Oct 6.