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OpenAI shipped Dots on Tuesday. By Wednesday night my terminal had its own, running 100% locally

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On Tuesday, OpenAI launched Dots : little bubbly agents with a name and an avatar that keep working in the background and come back when they have something for you. I read the announcement and had one thought: Why does my always-on agent have to live on someone else's computer? So I opened my edit…

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  1. 2026-09-30 22:26 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI shipped Dots on Tuesday. By Wednesday night my terminal had its own, running 100% locally

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