OpenAI's Tibo says dots created elsewhere will keep working in the EU and that dots are coming to the EU in the future

Context

This is a first hand reply from Tibo, who leads Codex at OpenAI, but it gives no timeline. It responds to a user whose dot stopped appearing in the Codex desktop app.

Deep dive

On October 18, Tibo replied to a user named argofowl, who had written that their dot stopped showing up in the Codex desktop app.

Tibo answered: EU sorry. He wrote that OpenAI is making it so that if someone created a dot elsewhere and finds themselves in the EU, it will keep working, and that dots are coming to the EU in the future.

The reply suggests the dot disappeared because the user was in the EU, where dots are not yet available, though Tibo did not say why. He did not give a timeline for either change or say whether the fix for existing dots has shipped.

Dots are OpenAI's personal AI agents, each with its own character, which appear in ChatGPT and Codex. Tibo has posted several updates about them during what he calls a 28 day push, including an October 17 post saying his work and personal dots coordinated with his accountant over email, and a reply saying he was working on items from a user's wishlist that included dots for Plus users.

OpenAI has not said what has held up dots in the EU. Companies have often delayed AI features in Europe while assessing local rules.

What to expect next

Watch for an official OpenAI announcement on dots in the EU, including a date and any limits on features compared with other regions.

Also watch whether existing dots keep working for users who travel to or live in the EU, as Tibo promised, and whether OpenAI explains the delay. Rivals with agent products in Europe may use the gap to win users before dots arrive.