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OpenAI Shipped Dots. Practitioners Shipped Skepticism.

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OpenAI DevDay 2026 had one headline: Dots , always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra, each running on its own cloud computer with persistent memory and access to 4,000+ app plugins. Sam Altman called them "a new way to use AI that works 24/7 for you." Hacker News, with 750 points and 629 comments, c…

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  1. 2026-10-01 05:25 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI Shipped Dots. Practitioners Shipped Skepticism.

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