Fastcompany iconFastcompanySep 29, 2026 ~1 min source read

OpenAI’s new dots agent comes with a crew of friendly mascots

OpenAI just announced a new suite of AI agents called "dots," and they look like something you might find in an animated kids show. Dots were the star among more than 20 announcements made at OpenAI's fourth annual developer conference, DevDay, which took place on September 29 in San Francisco.

OpenAI’s new dots agent comes with a crew of friendly mascots

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OpenAI just announced a new suite of AI agents called "dots," and they look like something you might find in an animated kids show.

Dots were the star among more than 20 announcements made at OpenAI's fourth annual developer conference, DevDay, which took place on September 29 in San Francisco.

Dots are arriving at a moment when consumers are especially wary of AI agents—a fear that's only been augmented by OpenAI's own struggles with rogue agents and CEO Sam Altman's calls for a slowdown in AI...

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OpenAI just announced a new suite of AI agents called "dots," and they look like something you might find in an animated kids show. Dots were the star among more than 20 announcements made at OpenAI's fourth annual developer conference, DevDay, which took place on September 29 in San Francisco. Dots are arriving at a moment when consumers are especially wary of AI agents—a fear that's only been augmented by OpenAI's own struggles with rogue agents and CEO Sam Altman's calls for a slowdown in AI development.

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  • For their part, dots seem designed to defang the technology as it begins to ask for more personal information and attempts to play a bigger role in our everyday lives.

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