OpenAI has begun rolling out texting for its Dot agents, nearly a month after Dots debuted with a promise that users would eventually be able to text them. The preview is rolling out among US Pro users first.

You can send your Dot texts, photos and even voice memos, and it can text you back proactively with updates on tasks you have assigned to it. Setup lives in the Dot's profile in ChatGPT under Texting, and OpenAI says memory is shared across ChatGPT and text, so context carries over between conversations.

OpenAI says it partnered with Linq to provide messaging support and did extensive penetration testing, stressing that you are the only one who can text your Dot, and your Dot can only text you. The launch sharpens the always-on agent race with Anthropic's Claude Duet, which is still waitlist-only in the US.