Dots are here. Start with one useful job.

What changed

OpenAI introduced Dots on September 29, 2026: AI helpers intended to carry ongoing work between conversations. The launch starts with a personal Dot; specialist Dots for organizations are a separate, limited pilot. Read OpenAI’s announcement.

Who it affects

Access is rolling out gradually. OpenAI’s getting-started guide describes Pro availability outside the EEA, Switzerland, and UK; Business Premium in supported ChatGPT regions; and an Enterprise beta enabled by administrators. Check your account rather than assuming immediate access. Official eligibility and setup guidance.

What remains uncertain

Launch documentation differs in its wording on usage allowances, texting availability, and deletion behavior. We are not publishing a precise usage allowance, promising texting access, or prescribing a reset procedure. Review official guidance and the notices in your account before making those decisions.

Our recipes are examples written for this site. We have not performed hands-on product testing.

A practical first step

Choose a responsibility you already understand well enough to review. A summary of three selected records is easier to assess than a request to “run my business.”

Prepare a small sample, define a useful output, and decide where the work must stop. Ask for the sources behind each conclusion and check missing information yourself. Only expand after correcting the first result.

Permissions and instructions are separate. OpenAI describes multiple safety layers; a written brief does not configure them or eliminate mistakes. Official safety explanation.

What to do next

If you have access, follow the official setup guide, then try one bounded request.

If you do not, you can still prepare your context, practice with a fictional example, and build a brief to use later. Start Here walks through that process.