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How to Use Dots
A plain guide to OpenAI Dots, the always-on agents in ChatGPT: get access, set up your dot, hand it a job, fix problems and check what it costs.
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A dot is an agent inside ChatGPT that keeps working on a job after you close the chat, then comes back to you with the result or a question.
#What did you come for?
- Get access. Check your plan and country.
- Set it up. Create your first dot in about a minute.
- Hand over a job. Write a brief, or copy a recipe.
- Fix a problem. Your dot isn't showing up, or you got an error message.
- Check the cost. What a dot costs and what counts as usage.
- Try it first. Run a simulated first day, no account needed.
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Sources
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- OpenAI: Introducing dots openai.com
- OpenAI Help Center: Getting started with your dot help.openai.com
- OpenAI docs: Meet dots learn.chatgpt.com