Openai's dots AI assistant faces technical hiccups during live demo

During today's 2026 Developer Day event, OpenAI encountered a technical issue during its first public demonstration of the Dots AI assistant. The live demo, which showcased the continuous operation of the personal AI assistant, stalled when the system failed to respond to a request from Holly Li, the product lead for the ChatGPT team. Li asked the AI assistant, named Dottie, to prepare for the launch of a fictional music app, but the system remained unresponsive, leading to an awkward pause. The host humorously remarked, 'I guess Dot was a bit slow this morning.' OpenAI described Dots as a persistent AI assistant based on the GPT-6 Astra model, equipped with an independent cloud computer and browser, allowing it to perform tasks such as data retrieval, content writing, and code processing even when the user is away from their computer.