ChatGPT Dots: I Tried OpenAI's Always-On AI Assistant

added Oct 4, 2026

After a few days using OpenAI's Dots for research and Gmail: gave my dot an ongoing responsibility, it uses connected apps and keeps work moving between conversations. I show how to give it a clear goal, review what it prepares, and decide when it should bring a question back to me. Also: computer-side jobs need my MacBook Pro to stay running — a practical frustration.

First-hand Dots walkthrough by YouTube creator Dr Jim Kennedy (real handle: Dr Jim Kennedy). After a few days using a Dot for research and Gmail: gave his dot an ongoing responsibility with connected apps, shows how to give it a clear goal, reviews what it prepares between conversations, and flags the practical frustration that computer-side jobs need his MacBook Pro to stay running. Not a recap — hands-on over several days.