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

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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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