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New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background

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New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background

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." The most interesting for the moment is the ability to perform tasks on your PC in the background; OpenAI claims it can do this without interfering with what you are doing on your desktop. OpenAI explained the update in a blog post:Read full article Comments

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