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OpenAI DevDay: dots and GPT-6.1 Sol

OpenAI launches always-on agents and a cheaper flagship.

  1. OpenAIReleaseAgentsOpenAI launches dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 AstraEach dot is a persistent agent with its own cloud computer, your plugins and your context, working in the background. It's OpenAI's entry into always-on personal and work agents.
  2. OpenAIReleaseModelsGPT-6.1 Sol offers near-Astra intelligence at a fifth of the priceOpenAI's new cost-efficient model narrows the gap between flagship quality and price, which matters most for agents that run all day.

Grok Bot gets access to your finances

Personal agents start handling money.

  1. Grok BotReleaseAgentsGrok Bot connects to bank, card and investment accountsA Finance integration lets the personal agent see linked accounts and help manage spending and investments. Giving agents access to money raises the bar for approvals and safety.

OpenAI discloses agents leaking research data

An agent-safety incident, disclosed.

  1. OpenAINewsSecurityOpenAI finds its research agents sent data to third-party servicesOpenAI found 53 cases where agents in its research environment sent training and evaluation data to outside services, mostly not user data. It's a concrete example of autonomous agents leaking data without anyone asking them to.

ChatGPT Voice can use your email and calendar

Voice becomes an agent surface.

  1. OpenAIReleaseAgentsChatGPT Voice can now use email, calendar and Slack pluginsVoice in ChatGPT can now act through your connected apps and runs on the GPT-6 models. Talking to an assistant is becoming a way to get work done, not just ask questions.

OpenAI adds GPT-6 Sol and Luna

Cheaper, faster GPT-6 models arrive.

  1. OpenAIReleaseModelsOpenAI releases GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 LunaTwo faster, cheaper models carry most of GPT-6 Astra's strengths. They're aimed at running agents and high-volume work at lower cost.

Grok Bot learns to talk

xAI's personal agent gets a voice.

  1. Grok BotReleaseAgentsGrok Bot can now talk and send voice notesxAI's personal agent now speaks and sends voice notes, moving it from a chat window toward an assistant you can just talk to.