Science & Tech · AI · 1 day ago
OpenAI's AI agent built a website but could not share it publicly
The AI agent searched for documented stories and made a website with six cases.
But the site stayed private because the company's settings blocked sharing it outside the workplace.
An administrator would need to change those settings.
This shows that workplace rules can shape what AI tools are allowed to do.
Business Insider reporter Alistair Barr tested OpenAI’s new AI agent, Dots, during a training session at the company’s San Francisco office.
Barr used his Dot, which he named alidot, to research documented unusual deaths and create a Tumblr-style website called “Strange Endings.”
The site appeared about five minutes later with six cases and source links, including a story about a person who died after becoming stuck in a chimney.
Barr could not enable automatic updates because access to the site’s update endpoint was blocked.
He also could not make the site public because Business Insider’s workspace did not allow public links or invitations to people outside the organization.
The article presents workplace IT controls and approval processes as potential obstacles to the adoption of AI agents.
- Who
- Business Insider reporter Alistair Barr; OpenAI’s Dots AI agent
- What
- Barr tested Dots by asking it to create a website about documented unusual deaths.
- When
- 2026-10-10; the training took place recently, according to the article.
- Where
- OpenAI’s office in San Francisco
- Why
- To test the AI agent and illustrate workplace IT constraints on its use.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I'll research verified cases and build a Tumblr-style site with source links. It will take a few minutes, and I'll send the link when it's ready. I'll stick to documented facts rather than guessing what someone felt before they died.
I checked: this site's workspace doesn't allow public links or invitations to people outside the workspace, so I couldn't make it public. It's still private. Your workspace admin would need to enable external sharing first.
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- Product
- OpenAI’s Dots AI agent
- Reporter
- Alistair Barr of Business Insider
- Website created
- “Strange Endings,” with six source-checked cases
- Creation time
- About five minutes
- Publication date
- 2026-10-10
- Sharing restriction
- Business Insider’s workspace did not allow public links or invitations to people outside the workspace.
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