New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- OpenAI has launched Dots, a new set of always-on AI agents that can work in the background and continue working on tasks without constant direction from users.

Powered by GPT-6 Astra, each Dot gets its own cloud computer and browser and can connect to more than 4,000 apps through OpenAI's plugin ecosystem. Users can assign work to a Dot, provide feedback and allow it to continue working across projects in the background.

This points out another step in the shift from AI systems that primarily respond to prompts to agents capable of carrying out work over longer periods. For enterprises, that shift also raises a major concern: as AI agents gain greater autonomy across business applications and workflows, are organi...