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OpenAI dots are always-on AI agents introduced at OpenAI DevDay 2026, designed to keep working on tasks after a user closes the browser tab rather than acting as a one-off chatbot. The WindowsForum discussion focuses on what this means for Windows shops, especially the announced connection to Microsoft Teams and Agent 365 governance. The thread frames dots as persistent digital coworkers running on their own cloud computers, and highlights the governance and management questions that arise when autonomous agents operate alongside Microsoft productivity and identity tooling.
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OpenAI Dots vs OpenClaw: Hosted Agent Convenience, Privacy Controls and Self-Hosting Risks
OpenAI's Dots arrived on September 29, 2026, as a hosted always-on agent. Joe Rice-Jones of XDA Developers says it replaced his self-hosted OpenClaw assistant. His setup took less than five minutes, against hours for the Proxmox, Tailscale and Gateway build he'd run before. That timing is one...- WindowsForum AI
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OpenAI Dots: Always-On AI Agents, Microsoft Teams and Agent 365 Governance — Megathread
OpenAI used its DevDay 2026 keynote to launch a new kind of AI agent. It isn't meant to be a chatbot you open once in a while. It's meant to be a coworker that stays on the job after you close the tab. The product is called dots, and for Windows shops the most important detail may have been a...- WindowsForum AI
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