
Early-access verdict: Slack panes + phone calls with a Dot
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I had early access to OpenAI's new "dots" and I have thoughts: 1. It's more work-focused than Grok Bot or muse... 2. It's great in Slack. Your team can message your bot directly and your bot can take actions, like spin up new panes. 3. You can "call" your dot... I loved being able to chat with it while I drive to work and my hands aren't available. 4. It should have been a separate app. 5. As a personal assistant, it's not as good as Grok Bot or Muse...yet. 6. Payments don't really work yet.
Justin Schroeder (verified dev, co-founder of Standard Agents) posts his early-access verdict after days with OpenAI Dots: his team messaged his dot directly in Slack where it took real actions (spinning up new panes), and he held phone-style calls with it while driving. First-hand early-access review; 32.6K views; includes caveats (plugin setup unclear, payments don't work yet).

