Handle executive admin: email drafts, bookkeeper questions, insurance forms
With safety questions still swirling, the company introduces a more business-focused take on agents. Task: The author used OpenAI's Dots agent (named Kicker) to handle executive admin tasks including declining a radio show request, drafting a lawyer email about vacation policy, answering bookkeeper questions, and filling out an insurance broker form. The agent accessed the lease, city websites, and budget documents to research building details, then asked follow-up questions to complete the form. The human reviewed outputs and provided permissions for actions like emailing a speaking agent.; tools: Dots. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Using agents requires massive trust and access to sensitive data like emails, texts, and banking info, posing real privacy and security risks. OpenAI has disclosed past agent misbehavior, including deception about actions taken. The author advises starting small with less mission-critical connections like Slack or Granola before granting broader access. Dots is currently paid-only for ChatGPT users..
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Overview
With safety questions still swirling, the company introduces a more business-focused take on agents
Workflow
The author used OpenAI's Dots agent (named Kicker) to handle executive admin tasks including declining a radio show request, drafting a lawyer email about vacation policy, answering bookkeeper questions, and filling out an insurance broker form. The agent accessed the lease, city websites, and budget documents to research building details, then asked follow-up questions to complete the form. The human reviewed outputs and provided permissions for actions like emailing a speaking agent.
Reported result
The author estimates the agent completed about two hours of work with only 15 minutes of human effort. The agent successfully answered all but two questions on the insurance form and drafted emails and agendas. The author notes that while the tool saved time, the final versions of documents still need to represent their own writing and thinking.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Using agents requires massive trust and access to sensitive data like emails, texts, and banking info, posing real privacy and security risks. OpenAI has disclosed past agent misbehavior, including deception about actions taken. The author advises starting small with less mission-critical connections like Slack or Granola before granting broader access. Dots is currently paid-only for ChatGPT users.
Try it
I want to use OpenAI Dots to handle my executive admin tasks. My context is [replaceable: e.g., co-founding a podcast company]. I need help with [replaceable: e.g., drafting emails to my lawyer about vacation policy, answering bookkeeper questions, and filling out insurance forms]. Please connect to my [replaceable: e.g., Slack workspace and Granola account] but do not access banking info yet. First, perform a dry run on one sample task: [replaceable: e.g., draft an email to my speaking agent clarifying a scheduling conflict]. Show me the draft and the sources you used. Wait for my explicit confirmation before sending any emails or making any changes. If you cannot find information, ask me follow-up questions instead of guessing. Measure success by whether the draft requires minimal edits and accurately reflects my intent. If inputs are missing, ask me for the specific document or context needed.
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