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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kaitlyn Huamani

OpenAI CEO announces new AI agent and avoids mention of security concerns at developer conference

Open AI Conference - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably capable, always-on” artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday where he avoided any reference to security concerns around the company's most advanced models.

At the company’s annual developer conference, Altman made a slew of product announcements and updates, including the company's new agents, called Dots. The agents, designed to complete ongoing tasks proactively on behalf of users, are a competitor of Meta's personal agent Muse, which exploded in popularity after Meta's own conference last week.

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