AI news of 29 September 2026 · Robots Versus Humans

OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor

OpenAI launches Dots, agentic AI assistants designed to automate tasks across connected apps.

Like Muse, OpenAI’s Dots are represented by cute, customizable avatars. | Image: OpenAI OpenAI is responding to Meta's buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants that can "do nearly anything" across connected apps in the background while learning your preferences over time. The company's capable GPT-6 Astra model powers Dots, which use their own cloud computer to access a web browser and more than 4,000 supported apps. You can interact with a Dot through a text-message-like interface that's similar to the one offered by Muse, as well as hop on a voice call with it from ChatGPT on the web, desktop,…

The Verge 10h ago 2 min read also at The Decoder, Wired, TechCrunch

OpenAI models

OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, delivering GPT-6 Astra quality at lower cost.

TechCrunch 6h ago

OpenAI Codex

OpenAI gives Codex reusable cloud environments that work across devices Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI expands Codex with reusable cloud environments, voice controls, code review and security scanning tools.

TechCrunch 6h ago

OpenAI, GPT-6 Astra

DevDay 2026 Recap Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI announces GPT-6 Astra and new tools at DevDay 2026 including APIs and security features.

OpenAI 13h ago

GPT-6.1 Sol

GPT-6.1 Sol comes close to Astra at a fifth of the price

OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, matching GPT-6 Astra performance at one-fifth the cost.

The Decoder 6h ago

NVIDIA AI models

NVIDIA Kumo Tabular Sets a New Accuracy-Efficiency Frontier for Tabular Prediction Opens at the publisher in a new tab

NVIDIA Kumo Tabular achieves new accuracy-efficiency benchmark for tabular prediction.

Hugging Face 8h ago

OpenAI DevDay

OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcements

OpenAI hosts its annual DevDay event with over 20 product announcements.

The Verge 11h ago also at Simon Willison

OpenAI DevDay updates

OpenAI expands Codex and its API at DevDay with security scans, a Decisions API, and Ultrafast

OpenAI adds security scanning, Agents API with Computer Use, and Decisions API to Codex at DevDay.

The Decoder 6h ago

AI for biology

Introducing Quine: An AI research system designed for the complexity of biology

Researchers develop Quine, an AI multimodal system designed to model biological complexity.

Microsoft Research 9h ago

AI reasoning models

Jeeves. Reasoning improves Jev-like decision models Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Reasoning capabilities improve decision models similar to Jeeves.

Hacker News 12h ago

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OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor

OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI gives Codex reusable cloud environments that work across devices Opens at the publisher in a new tab

DevDay 2026 Recap Opens at the publisher in a new tab

GPT-6.1 Sol comes close to Astra at a fifth of the price

NVIDIA Kumo Tabular Sets a New Accuracy-Efficiency Frontier for Tabular Prediction Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcements

OpenAI expands Codex and its API at DevDay with security scans, a Decisions API, and Ultrafast

Introducing Quine: An AI research system designed for the complexity of biology

Jeeves. Reasoning improves Jev-like decision models Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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