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OpenAI has launched Codex, a cloud-based AI agent designed to revolutionize software engineering. Integrated within ChatGPT for Pro, Team, and Enterprise users, Codex allows developers to delegate tasks such as writing features, fixing bugs, and suggesting pull requests. This agentic AI tool leverages codex-1, a specialized version of OpenAI's o3 reasoning model, optimized for coding tasks. The aim is to align its outputs closely with human coding preferences and standards, resulting in cleaner, more efficient code generation.
Codex distinguishes itself by operating in parallel cloud sandboxes, preloaded with the user's codebase. This enables developers to run multiple tasks simultaneously without disrupting their local environments. Each task is processed independently, allowing for efficient delegation of coding operations. The tool can read and edit files, run tests, execute commands like linters and type checkers, and log its results, with task completion typically ranging from 1 to 30 minutes depending on complexity.
The AI agent also provides verifiable evidence of its actions through citations of terminal logs and test outputs, allowing developers to trace each step taken during task completion. Users can review the results, request revisions, open a GitHub pull request, or directly integrate the changes into their local environment. OpenAI highlights that internal use of Codex has already significantly reduced project timelines for its API team, suggesting a substantial boost in productivity and a shift towards a new paradigm in software development. The company trained Codex using reinforcement learning on real-world software development tasks, aiming to replicate the human coding style and preferences for pull requests.
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Codex distinguishes itself by operating in parallel cloud sandboxes, preloaded with the user's codebase. This enables developers to run multiple tasks simultaneously without disrupting their local environments. Each task is processed independently, allowing for efficient delegation of coding operations. The tool can read and edit files, run tests, execute commands like linters and type checkers, and log its results, with task completion typically ranging from 1 to 30 minutes depending on complexity.
The AI agent also provides verifiable evidence of its actions through citations of terminal logs and test outputs, allowing developers to trace each step taken during task completion. Users can review the results, request revisions, open a GitHub pull request, or directly integrate the changes into their local environment. OpenAI highlights that internal use of Codex has already significantly reduced project timelines for its API team, suggesting a substantial boost in productivity and a shift towards a new paradigm in software development. The company trained Codex using reinforcement learning on real-world software development tasks, aiming to replicate the human coding style and preferences for pull requests.
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- Latest from ITPro in News: OpenAI just launched 'Codex', a new AI agent for software engineering
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- MarkTechPost: AI Agents Now Write Code in Parallel: OpenAI Introduces Codex, a Cloud-Based Coding Agent Inside ChatGPT
- THE DECODER: OpenAI launches Codex: Autonomous AI agents for software development
- AI News | VentureBeat: OpenAI has launched a research preview of its new coding assistant, called . A tool designed to help seasoned developers hand off repetitive programming chores to an AI that not only writes usable code but also explains each decision it makes in the process.
- www.marktechpost.com: OpenAI has introduced Codex, a cloud-native software engineering agent integrated into ChatGPT, signaling a new era in AI-assisted software development.
- TestingCatalog: OpenAI rolled out Codex for automated coding tasks in ChatGPT Pro
- the-decoder.com: OpenAI launches Codex: Autonomous AI agents for software development
Classification:
- HashTags: #OpenAI #Codex #SoftwareEngineering
- Company: OpenAI
- Target: Software developers
- Product: Codex
- Feature: Automated Coding
- Type: AI
- Severity: Informative