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Ahead of its 2026 DevDay event, OpenAI is reportedly set to release its own continuously running, consumer-facing AI agent, dubbed Aeon, as an answer to competitors like Meta's Muse, SpaceX's Grok Bot, and OpenClaw. OpenAI popularized generative AI chatbots but has fallen behind rivals in the fast-growing agent category. The launch is seen as a critical test of whether OpenAI can reclaim leadership in autonomous AI agents.