With Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI Agents
THE SO WHAT
Putting a cute face on proactive agents is a distribution and trust move—normalizing always-on AI that acts for you, not just with you. If your product touches end users, you’re now competing with an agent layer that can own the relationship and route demand before they ever open your app.
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