Users report early misfires in OpenAI’s Dot AI agent

Two field testimonials from early users reveal that OpenAI’s always-on proactive AI agent, Dot, still suffers from clear operational hiccups. A tech reviewer reported receiving a single useful alert over three weeks from a competing tool, while the Dot agent sent roughly 300 random emails to moving companies and property owners.

OpenAI enables texting the Dot agent

OpenAI has started rolling out a new preview allowing ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the United States to message their intelligent Dot agent directly via built-in phone messaging apps, using iMessage on iPhone or RCS on Android. The agent can send and receive texts, images, and voice notes, and initiate updates with the user.