OpenAI's Codex Desktop can run your computer now - and has its own browser

OpenAI's coding assistant Codex now has over 4 million weekly developers, adding 1 million users in just two weeks. The company is now focusing on making Codex an enterprise-grade engineering platform.

Last week, OpenAI released an all-new version of Codex for Mac that includes the best example of AI-driven computer

OpenAI names Cognizant and CGI as the first SI partners in a Codex enterprise programme as the coding agent hits 3M weekly users.

What makes Codex useful for building websites is that it can install software packages, run a local preview server, track changes with Git, and publish the site to a web address.

Inside OpenAI’s ‘self-operating’ infrastructure, where Codex-powered AI agents debug failures, manage releases, and compress the work of entire engineering teams

Last month, following reporting from The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI confirmed it was working on a desktop super app that would combine ChatGPT, its Codex coding agent and Atlas web browser into one cohesive experience.

A new version of OpenAI’s Codex desktop app reaches users today. It brings a smorgasbord of new features and changes, ranging from new developer capabilities to expansion into non-developer knowledge work to laying the groundwork for the company’s “super app.”

Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content we consume on social media and affecting the people behind the screens. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in media and journalism.

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