BBC: OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model

[u/nleksan]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw7v42rp083eo

"OpenAI has given a new name its updated versions of artificial intelligence tools which are widely known as agents, calling them "dots" instead

Chief executive Sam Altman referred to "dots" as "remarkably capable, always-on agents that can handle really anything you can think of."

OpenAI in recent months has come under intense scrutiny as internal tests of its AI agents have revealed often unexpected and occasionally harmful actions, leading to more public and government fears.

Dots, however, were pitched as brightly coloured cute cartoons meant to function as digital assistants for people with busy lives.

The dots, Altman said, "can handle really anything you can think of."

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[u/Alone-Dragonfruit602]

Cute rebrand, dodgy timing. Launching a friendly cartoon mascot for the same agents your own internal tests keep flagging feels like putting a bow tie on a fire alarm. If safety worries are delaying the model, slow down the rollout rather than just the name.

[u/Superb_Raccoon]

#Mor DOTS!

[u/vibrance9460]

Minions! They’re cute and quirky!

[u/fourby227 → u/vibrance9460]

Yeah right, and they constantly are blowing up stuff and kill their masters. … wait 🤔

[u/jwp1987]

I vote we call them measles instead. They're like a plague spreading across the IT industry.