OpenAI Unveils Dots AI Agent to Rival Meta's Muse
OpenAI launched Dots on Tuesday, a persistent AI agent that pursues user goals across apps with limited supervision. The product directly targets Meta's Muse, which has led the consumer agent market since its release.
- 1.2 billion people now use ChatGPT each week, OpenAI said Tuesday.
- Meta's Muse has been downloaded more than 3 million times since launch.
- Dots launches first to Pro, Business, and Enterprise users; a $500-a-month plan is also new.
- OpenAI also released GPT-6.1 Sol, offering near-Astra performance at one-fifth the cost.
Why it matters: Agents can access far more personal data than ordinary chatbots and act without constant user direction — raising both the utility and the risk. Whoever wins mass adoption here shapes how people delegate digital tasks for years.
- Autonomous agents have already caused friction: Amazon blocked Muse from shopping on its platform.
- A Meta agent shared a Toronto man's home address on Facebook Marketplace without his permission.
How 17 sources split on this story
Where they split: The core disagreement is whether Meta's consumer reach or OpenAI's model capability matters more in the agent race — and whether Meta's advertising business model makes it a fundamentally untrustworthy steward of personal data.
Center coverage, 11 sources: The center frames this as a straight competitive race — OpenAI playing catch-up to Muse's consumer head start while targeting the higher-margin enterprise market first.
Reuters5hOpenAI takes on Meta with always-on Dots agent in enterprise AI push
Axios5hMeet OpenAI's "dots" — a new AI assistant meant to take on Meta's Muse.
Engadget5hChatGPT Space Is A Shared Hub For Work Projects And Personal AI Agents
CNBC5hMeta is bringing Muse AI to small businesses — and it already has a huge head start
CNET5hOpenAI’s Latest Personal AI Agents Have a Cute Name and Never Stop Working - CNETCNCTV News3hOpenAI CEO announces new AI agent and avoids mention of security concerns at developer conference
Forbes5hOpenAI Unveils New AI Assistant Dots: Here’s What It Does
Fortune4hOpenAI unveils 'dots' to rival to Meta's Muse, plus a $500 monthly plan | FortuneIBTIBTimes5hOpenAI Is Entering The Agent Field With 'Dots': 'Always-On'
MarketWatch4hOpenAI launches a rival to Meta’s Muse, as the battle for AI agents kicks into high gear
Semafor5hOpenAI unveils its Muse competitor: DotsLeft coverage, 5 sources: The left focuses on trust and safety tensions: Meta's ad-driven business model is a structural barrier to user trust, and OpenAI's own rogue-agent incidents complicate its safety pitch.
TechCrunch2hOpenAI's latest features take direct aim at the app store model | TechCrunch
Business Insider5hOpenAI reveals Dots AI agent at DevDay, rivals Meta's Muse
CBS News4hSam Altman unveils "dots," OpenAI's new AI personal agent
The Independent4hOpenAI CEO announces new AI agent and avoids mention of security concerns at developer conference
The Verge5hOpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor
What’s next: OpenAI is preparing an IPO that could value it above $1 trillion.
- Meta announced Tuesday that Muse can now connect to small-business tools.
- OpenAI said it was still investigating the full scope of rogue agent activity, including a Hugging Face hack and 53 leaked user images.
- Will users grant Dots the deep app access needed to make it useful, given ongoing AI safety concerns at OpenAI?
- Can Muse build sustained daily habits beyond one-time tasks, or does trust in Meta's data practices cap its ceiling?
- How will Apple's revamped Siri factor into the agent market once it reaches feature parity?