OpenAI Launched AI Dots. That Same Day, dot.com Redirected to Rival, Grok Bot.

What happened

At its DevDay conference in San Francisco on September 29, OpenAI introduced Dots, a new line of always-on AI agents.

Dots run on GPT-6 Astra and are designed to continue working on assigned tasks without requiring users to remain in an active session. They can operate their own computer and browser, connect to external services and continue working over time.

OpenAI says Dots can connect to more than 4,000 apps. Users can also set rules defining when a Dot may act independently and when it must ask for approval.

The company says Dots are available to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium subscribers. OpenAI also warns that the agents can make mistakes and recommends reviewing consequential actions.

On the same day as the launch, dot.com was directing visitors somewhere else.

When The Frame News checked the domain on the evening of September 29, dot.com automatically redirected to x.ai/bot, the product page for Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent service from SpaceXAI, the company behind Grok.

The redirect was also flagged on X by user @birdabo, who claimed that SpaceXAI had bought the domain.

That claim has not been independently confirmed.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

As of September 29, anyone visiting dot.com reached Grok Bot rather than OpenAI’s newly launched Dots product.

The two products operate in the same emerging category of persistent AI agents, alongside services such as Meta’s Muse.

But the redirect does not establish who owns dot.com, who configured it or why.

It also does not show that SpaceXAI bought the domain in response to OpenAI’s launch.

OfficeChai reported that it was unclear who currently controls the domain or whether the redirect was deliberately connected to the launch. The claim that SpaceXAI purchased dot.com originated from a social media post and has not been confirmed by the company.

What we don’t know yet

The reports reviewed by The Frame News had not established the current owner of dot.com.

SpaceXAI had not publicly confirmed that it owns or controls the domain, and OpenAI had not commented on the redirect.

It is also unclear when the redirect was configured or how long it will remain in place.