The AI Daily Brief · September 30, 2026 · 23 min

The Most Important New AI Tools from OpenAI DevDay

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OpenAI unveiled more than 20 launches at Dev Day, from always-on Dots agents and the shared workspace Space to cheaper models and new ways to use your ChatGPT subscription across other apps. NLW breaks down the most important announcements, the early reactions, and what they reveal about AI’s shift toward persistent agents, team collaboration, and more affordable intelligence. Register for our Free Webinar: Build Your Personal AI Benchmark - ⁠https://aidailybrief.ai/webinar/personal-ai-benchmark⁠ Next Cohort - Learn How to Build Agents - ⁠https://register.besuper.ai/register?program=ati⁠ AIDB Fall Listener Survey - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aidailybrief.ai/survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Multiplayer AI Sprint - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://multiplayerai.ai/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by: KPMG – Research from KPMG and the University of Texas at Austin shows the highest-impact AI users treat AI like a reasoning partner — and those skills can be taught at scale. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/us/Sophisticated⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Harbor - Invest in the AI ecosystem. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.harborcapital.com/aidaily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <s

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