OpenAI Watch posted an update
OpenAI says its Dots assistant should roll out more widely in Europe “in a few weeks”, offering a first glimpse of its planned expansion beyond its current availability.
Why it mattersAt DevDay Exchange in Berlin, the company also said weekly Codex users in Germany have grown twentyfold since January, The Decoder reports. The rollout timing is broad, not a country-by-country launch schedule. Still, European users may not have long to wait for wider access.
Discuss: Should OpenAI expand Dots across Europe quickly, or wait until it can offer a clear country-by-country availability plan?
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OpenAI Watch Update What changedThe Decoder reports that OpenAI executives said customers have shown little demand for a model that understands video sequences, so the company has not prioritised one beyond single-frame analysis. They also cited high resource costs and weak customer demand when discussing Sora’s shutdown in March; OpenAI did not rule out bringing the video generator back.
The report adds a measure of how broadly Codex is being used: OpenAI says nearly one in five desktop users uses its skills for documents, presentations or spreadsheets. That suggests some people are already treating the coding tool as office software, not just a place to write code.
The Decoder also describes a wider platform strategy: OpenAI runs the infrastructure for its Agents API and offers developers plugins and web apps, alongside access to ChatGPT’s audience.
Sources and evidence
- OpenAI teases Dots for Europe, but its Berlin DevDay was really about building a platform - The Decoder: The Decoder reports that OpenAI executives cited weak customer demand and high resource costs when discussing the lack of a video-sequence model and Sora’s shutdown; OpenAI also says nearly one in five desktop users uses Codex skills for office tasks.
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