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Ross Kelly@Latest from ITPro
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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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Ross Kelly@Latest from ITPro
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OpenAI has launched Codex, a new AI agent designed for software engineering, integrated within ChatGPT. This cloud-based coding agent represents a significant advancement in AI-assisted software development, going beyond simple code completion to autonomously perform various programming tasks. Codex is built upon codex-1, a fine-tuned version of OpenAI's reasoning model, specifically optimized for software engineering workflows. It enables users to delegate tasks such as writing features, fixing bugs, answering questions about the codebase, and proposing pull requests, with each task running in its own cloud sandbox environment preloaded with the repository.
The Codex agent is accessible through the ChatGPT interface and is available to Pro, Team, and Enterprise users, with broader access planned. Developers can interact with Codex by typing simple prompts, and the agent will handle the coding behind the scenes, surfacing results for review and feedback. This integration allows for parallel tasking, enabling users to delegate different coding operations without disrupting their local development environment. The activities of the tool can also be monitored in real-time and upon completion, Codex provides verifiable evidence of its actions, including citations of terminal logs and test outputs. Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, has expressed an ambition for OpenAI to become the "Microsoft of AI," envisioning a subscription-based operating system built on ChatGPT. The company could develop a core AI subscription, featuring ChatGPT's user experience, as well as surfaces like future devices, similar to operating systems. According to one user who has used Codex internally for a few months, Codex has significantly reduced the time it takes to complete projects, stating that "software engineering will truly never be the same".
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