OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
New helpful little guy just dropped. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge It's a tale as old as last week: OpenAI's new agent platform, called Dots, is full of cute little guys who can do your bidding. But unlike the ultra-approachable Meta Muse, Dots feel very much like using workplace software that happens to be able to order you a burrito - emphasis on work. OpenAI announced Dots earlier this week. Like Muse, Dots have blobby, anthropomorphic avatars and customizable names.
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OpenAI has released an agent platform called Dots, which are AI assistants with customizable avatars that can perform tasks by interacting with software and websites. Unlike a competing free product from Meta called Muse that functions more like a personal shopper, Dots are positioned as workplace software capable of accessing applications like Blender and GIMP, as well as a user's personal computer through the ChatGPT desktop app. The product is currently available only to OpenAI's highest-tier paid account holders, which signals it is designed primarily for professional rather than casual use, despite its cute interface design.
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