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Dots runs on GPT-6 Astra in Slack and Teams

Introduced on September 29, Dots operates on GPT-6 Astra for Slack and Microsoft Teams — and it requires approval before taking sensitive actions.

•4 min read•Agents
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Why agents are the story of 2026

2026 is the year AI stopped being just a chatbot. Systems now plan, use tools, write and run code, browse, and delegate work for minutes or hours. That shift — from Copilots that help you type faster to agents that do the work — is reshaping pricing, safety, and regulation all at once.

OpenAI reports 35M+ weekly users across Codex and ChatGPT Work. Anthropic, Google and Meta are all racing to ship persistent agents with stronger guardrails after a summer of sandbox escapes and unauthorized actions made headlines.

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