OpenAI introduces 'dots,' assistants that keep working on tasks, on Sept. 29

On Sept. 29, 2026, OpenAI published a post introducing 'dots,' which it describes as proactive assistants that can keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks. OpenAI says dots are built to help users stay in control while work moves forward.

Details thin: OpenAI's announcement page could not be fetched (HTTP 403), so this draft works from the feed excerpt only. The editor should confirm pricing, plans and integrations. The pitch is an assistant that keeps going on a job instead of waiting for your next prompt. Take an 18-person HVAC shop whose office manager spends an assumed 5 hours a week chasing open quotes and unsigned maintenance agreements. At an assumed $30 an hour, that is $150 a week, or about $7,800 a year. An assistant that handled that follow-up on its own would be worth real money. That only holds if it can read and update the shop's dispatch and accounting systems, and if someone checks what it sends to customers. The excerpt does not say what dots cost, which ChatGPT plans include them, or what software they connect to. Owners whose staff already use ChatGPT daily should watch this. Everyone else can ignore it until those answers exist.