Testing OpenAI Dot and Anthropic Duet: one helpful alert

A ZDNET reviewer tested proactive AI agents OpenAI Dot and Anthropic Duet for three weeks and found only one helpful alert, when Duet caught a Chase chargeback that filters had missed. The piece says both are not ready, limited by connector options and corporate reluctance to share data; Dot needs ChatGPT Pro from $100/mo, while Duet works on plans from $20/mo.

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