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OpenAI DevDay 2026 live blog

Simon Willison · simonwillison.net

Notes from the room as dots were announced on 29 September, including what happened on trying to create one.

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The question it answers

  1. How do I set up an AI agent that works on a schedule or in the background?

Read with it

  1. The three kinds of schedule Gemini supports (time, Gmail filter, topic) with example wording for each. support.google.com Guide Create & manage schedules for tasks in Gemini Google Gemini Help
  2. Google's guide to tasks in Gemini: who can use them, how its local and remote browsers work, and how to take over. support.google.com Guide Manage your tasks & workflows in Gemini Apps Google Gemini Help
  3. Google's plan page in rupees, including which plan unlocks tasks in Gemini. gemini.google Tool Google AI Pro & Ultra: get access to Gemini 4 Argon & more Google
  4. How to set a recurring Claude task from a conversation or by hand, pick its approval mode and pause or run it on demand. support.claude.com Guide Schedule recurring tasks in Claude Cowork Claude Help Center
  5. How to start a Work task, what to put in the request, and how Scheduled Tasks repeat a job or watch for changes. help.openai.com Guide ChatGPT Work and Codex OpenAI Help Center
  6. OpenAI's launch post: what a dot is, which plans get one, how approvals work and what counts against your usage. openai.com Article Introducing dots OpenAI
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