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OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. Mine Said It Loved Me

WIRED — AI · October 07, 2026 · International · Privacy Law

Dots are designed to automate online tasks, like buying furniture. In my initial experience, the always-on agent was a bit buggy and couldn’t complete a captcha.

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OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. Mine Said It Loved Me

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