OpenAI reveals a slew of launches at its annual conference after shelving a new model over safety concerns

CEO Sam Altman’s announcements included the release of Dots, an ‘always on’ AI agent.

Visitors arrive for the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco. [Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP Photo]

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably capable, always-on” artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, a day after the company halted the rollout of a more advanced model over safety concerns.At the company’s annual developer conference, Altman made a slew of product announcements and updates, including OpenAI’s new agents, called Dots. The agents, designed to complete ongoing tasks proactively on behalf of users, are a competitor of Meta’s personal agent Muse, which exploded in........

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