holy sh*t, Sam Altman just launched Dots
this is an 8-step blueprint on how to set up your dot so it does the work while you're gone:
step 1 → give it a goal, not a prompt: tell it what to achieve and what it's allowed to do alone. it runs on GPT-6 Astra and moves the work forward by itself
step 2 → let it work while you're offline: your dot has its own cloud computer, files and browser, and they stay on when your laptop is off
step 3 → set up recurring tasks: what to check, when it runs, what triggers a notification and where the results go
step 4 → make it react to events: a new bug report in Slack can wake your dot up on its own
step 5 → let it split the work: one goal becomes parallel background agents for research, data, docs and code, and it pings you only for the decision
step 6 → connect your tools: Gmail, Google Drive, GitHub and your local computer, so it can investigate a bug, prepare a PR or update your docs without you
step 7 → talk to it anywhere: the same dot, with the same notes, in ChatGPT, Slack, Teams and voice calls
step 8 → set the autonomy rules: act without asking, act only when you say so, ask first, or hand it off to you
most AI tools stop the moment the conversation does
Dots is built to keep going after you've left
one goal in, finished work out, while your laptop sleeps ↓
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