OpenAI Pro users can message Dot agents through iMessage or RCS
OpenAI is beginning to let US subscribers on its Pro plan text their Dot agents, following an earlier promise to add messaging. The feature lets users assign tasks or ask the agent to monitor something, while also allowing the agent to send updates proactively.
Users can send text, photos and voice memos through iMessage or RCS, after selecting Texting in a Dot’s profile in ChatGPT and enabling the relevant messaging service on their phone. OpenAI says it worked with Linq and carried out penetration testing; it also says only the user can text their Dot, and the Dot can only text that user. Dot memory is shared between ChatGPT and text conversations, while Dots are not currently available to Plus subscribers.
In short
- US Pro users can now text their OpenAI Dot agents.
- Dots accept text, photos and voice memos via iMessage or RCS.
- Agent memory carries across ChatGPT and text conversations.
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The case for
Texting a Dot agent could make AI assistance more useful by letting people delegate tasks and receive timely updates through familiar messaging apps. For users who opt in, sharing memory across ChatGPT and text may provide continuity, while the reported security testing and one-to-one messaging limits offer safeguards.
The case against
Putting an agent in a personal messaging channel may blur the boundary between conversation and automated action, especially when it can monitor matters and send proactive updates. Shared memory and the handling of photos or voice memos also raise reasonable questions about privacy, data use and security, and those concerns may be harder to assess from the safeguards described so far.
Explained simply
ChatGPT is an AI service that can respond to questions and carry out tasks. Its Pro plan is a paid subscription, and a Dot is an AI agent within ChatGPT that can be set up to help with particular tasks or keep track of things.
iMessage and RCS are services that let people exchange messages, photos and voice notes on their phones. Linking one to a Dot lets a subscriber continue a conversation by text, while sharing the Dot’s memory with its ChatGPT conversations.
The feature connects an AI assistant to everyday messaging, including the possibility of updates initiated by the agent. Its availability and the limits on who can use it are relevant to subscribers considering how the service handles access and personal information.
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Originally published by Engadget as “OpenAI now lets you text your Dot agent”.