Openai · Ars Technica
New Codex capabilities include the ability to apply your computer in the background
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Key facts
- There’s a newly added ability to leverage gpt-image-1.5 to generate images, which can be included in mockups and the like
- The addition of 90 new plugins expands the existing workflows it can slot into, including for more general knowledge work tasks and applications outside the realm of software development
- For developers, this is helpful for iterating on frontend changes, testing apps, or working in apps that don’t expose an API
- A new version of OpenAI’s Codex desktop app reaches users today
Summary
A new version of OpenAI’s Codex desktop app reaches users today. OpenAI explained the update : With background computer use, Codex can now use all of the apps on your computer by seeing, clicking, and typing with its own cursor. For developers, this is helpful for iterating on frontend changes, testing apps, or working in apps that don’t expose an API. There’s a newly added ability to leverage gpt-image-1.5 to generate images, which can be included in mockups and the like. “Over time we plan to expand it so Codex can fully command the browser beyond web applications on localhost,” OpenAI wrote. Now that it’s more in the realm of software development, Codex can run multiple terminal tabs and take action based on GitHub review comments, among other things. The addition of 90 new plugins expands the existing workflows it can slot into, including for more general knowledge work tasks and applications outside the realm of software development.