OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor
OpenAI has introduced 'Dots,' a new suite of agentic AI assistants designed to perform tasks across connected applications in the background. Powered by the GPT-6 Astra model, Dots are intended to compete with Meta's Muse AI by offering deep integration with tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and web browsers.
Why it matters
This launch signals a shift toward 'agentic' AI that can autonomously manage workflows, marking a new phase in the AI productivity market.
OpenAI is responding to Meta’s buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants that can “do nearly anything” across connected apps in the background while learning your preferences over time.
The company’s capable GPT-6 Astra model powers Dots, which use their own cloud computer to access a web browser and more than 4,000 supported apps. You can interact with a Dot through a text-message-like interface that’s similar to the one offered by Muse, as well as hop on a voice call with it from ChatGPT on the web, desktop, or mobile. Dots can also connect to Microsoft Teams and Slack, where they will carry over the context from your sessions on other apps and devices. It will soon be able to talk to you over text message as well.
[Video: OpenAI Dots]
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