Summary
In the first episode of OpenAI’s “Cooked” series, hosts Danny and Alex try out products announced at OpenAI Dev Day while attempting to make ramen in a kitchen. The format is lighthearted, but it offers a look at several new tools in use.
The centerpiece is Dots, described as an always-on persistent agent that runs in the background, checks in guests, sends emails, and even assembles the recipe the hosts follow. A guest explains how their Dot, connected to their services, alerted them overnight to an email with instructions for the shoot. The episode also features ChatGPT Spaces, a shared place where a Dot can write out its thinking and users can collaborate with it, and Codex Cloud, which lets teams run work in a customized cloud environment so they can close their laptops. A sponsor segment highlights the refreshed Codex CLI, with a full-screen look, worktree forking, and voice input.
The cooking guidance comes from a voice assistant powered by GPT Live, which OpenAI describes as its frontier full-duplex voice model that doesn’t interrupt when a speaker pauses. The hosts then take a one-shot challenge to build a ramen simulator game for the Mod Retro using ingredients from the kitchen, and review community builds, including a retro game and a project that decoded a message from Napoleon.
📺 Source: OpenAI · Published October 19, 2026
🏷️ Format: Showcase
