At OpenAI DevDay in San Francisco on September 29, 2026, CEO Sam Altman announced the launch of a new AI agent product called Dots and argued that AI's impact will surpass the Industrial Revolution and should be more like the Renaissance. He criticized tokens as a poor metric, said Dots can handle tasks and notifications for him and may run on devices developed by OpenAI, advocated a middle path on AI safety, and said now is the best time to enter the job market.