OpenAI updates its Codex desktop app with features like computer control, an in-app browser, image generation, automation memory, plugin support, and more
ZDNET's key takeaways — Codex Desktop expands from coding into full productivity workflows. — Automation can generate images, charts, and workflow outputs.
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Discussion
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Nick O'Neill
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Not to let Perplexity be outdone, Open AI drops theirs 😂
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Codex for (almost) everything. It can now use apps on your Mac, connect to more of your tools, create images, learn from previous actions, remember how you like to work, and take on ongoing and repeatable tasks. [video]
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Codex for (almost) everything
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Sam Altman
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Lots of major improvements to Codex! Computer use is a real update for me; it feels even more useful than I expected. It can use all of the apps on your Mac, in parallel and without interfering with your direct work.
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Aaron Levie
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The new Codex is another jump in what agents will look like for knowledge workers. Agents that can code, work with tools, and use computers, can begin to execute long running tasks in the background for all areas of work. This can mean drafting reports, setting up data rooms [vid…
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OpenAI: Codex for Almost Everything