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Meet OpenAI's "dots" — a new AI assistant meant to take on Meta's Muse.

Meet OpenAI's "dots" — a new AI assistant meant to take on Meta's Muse.

Summary

OpenAI introduced "dots," a new AI assistant designed to perform a variety of tasks automatically, responding to user goals and limits. This move aims to compete with Meta’s popular AI assistant, Muse, as both companies focus on helping people use AI to do more than just chat.

Key Facts

  • OpenAI’s dots are AI agents that users can instruct to complete tasks independently within set boundaries.
  • Dots can work in the background and ask for help when they need more information.
  • These assistants run on GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI’s advanced AI model, and can connect to multiple apps to research, analyze, and build software.
  • Dots are currently available only to OpenAI’s Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, one dot per user at first.
  • OpenAI also launched GPT-6.1 Sol, a version that offers similar performance but at one-fifth the cost.
  • Meta’s Muse, launched earlier, is widely available and has been popular with consumers, moving toward business use.
  • Apple’s Siri is improving but has not yet reached the AI agent level like dots or Muse.
  • Other startups are entering the AI assistant market, showing growing interest in this technology.
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