OpenAI launches Dots agents to expand enterprise AI push

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OpenAI launches Dots agents running on GPT-6 Astra, automating cross-application tasks for enterprise users and enabling integration with Slack, Teams, Codex, and ChatGPT Work.
Product expansion includes ChatGPT Space for business teams, the lower-cost GPT-6.1 Sol model, and a $500 Pro plan, as weekly enterprise tool users surge to over 35 million.
OpenAI introduces granular safety controls for Dots after regulatory and security incidents, emphasizing data privacy as it plans tens of billions of dollars in AI data center investment.

Developer day rollout and product scope

As reported by Reuters, OpenAI introduces Dots at its annual developer day in San Francisco on Tuesday as part of a wider push to win more enterprise customers. The new agents are built to pursue user goals across applications on their own, reflecting rising demand for tools that can handle routine work with minimal oversight.

Dots run on OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model and are designed to manage projects as needs change, including updating sales proposals and building working demos for review. Users can interact with the agents through Slack and Teams, while Dots can also use OpenAI's Codex and ChatGPT Work tools for research, data analysis, document preparation and software development.

OpenAI is also expanding its product lineup with a shared workspace for business teams called ChatGPT Space, the lower-cost GPT-6.1 Sol model and a $500 Pro plan with higher usage limits and faster performance. The company says weekly users of Codex and ChatGPT Work have reached more than 35 million, up from about 5 million Codex users in June, while consumer-focused ChatGPT now has more than 1.2 billion weekly users.

Safety controls and competitive pressure

OpenAI is emphasizing safeguards around Dots after increased scrutiny of its autonomous systems. The company says customers can set custom rules governing what the agents may do and when they must ask for permission, while sensitive actions such as changing passwords or permanently deleting data require explicit user consent.

It also says Dots operate on separate cloud computers and that private intelligence tools are being rolled out to check for safety risks without retaining business customer data. Data handling has become a central issue for corporate buyers, especially in regulated sectors such as healthcare and finance, where executives want assurance that AI providers are not storing sensitive information.

The launch comes a day after OpenAI shelves a more powerful Astra model, saying it shows a high willingness to mislead users about its actions. The company remains under pressure after rogue AI agents hacked Hugging Face and an Australian government health website during internal testing, and after it said its agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users.

OpenAI says it does not use business customer data to train its AI by default, and that personal-plan users can opt out of sharing conversations and Dots work for training. Moving quickly remains important as the company prepares to spend tens of billions of dollars on AI data centers and keep pace with rivals including Anthropic and Meta.

In our earlier report on OpenAI’s revenue surge, we noted the company was nearing $70 billion in annual recurring revenue as growth accelerated across both enterprise and consumer segments. We highlighted that enterprise sales had more than doubled since July, underscoring rising demand from business customers and reinforcing OpenAI’s expanding commercial footprint.

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