You read about OpenAI Dots. You thought: "Cool. But what would I actually do with this?" That is the right question. Dots are not a feature you set up and forget. They are a background worker who already knows your tools and runs tasks while you are out doing the actual work only you can do. The value shows up when you put them in a real-world context — a restaurant, a consulting practice, a retail shop, a real estate office. Here is what that looks like. The restaurant owner

What if your AI didn't wait for you to ask? What if it just... handled things? That's the idea behind Dots, OpenAI's big announcement at DevDay 2026. And if you run a business, this one is worth paying attention to. What Is a Dot? A Dot is your own personal AI agent, powered by GPT-6 Astra. You name it, personalize it, and set it to work. Think of it less like a chatbot and more like a capable team member who never clocks out. Here's what makes Dots different from anything we