OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has just made a brief announcement on the social media platform X, confirming that the "new codex" will officially launch and roll out to users today.
Background
Codex is the foundational model behind GitHub Copilot and many other AI coding tools. The release of this new version comes as the race for AI agents and developer tools heats up, with intense competition emerging from Anthropic and Google.
Why it matters
For the developer community, the launch of the new Codex could bring more accurate code suggestions and better support for complex programming languages. This also signals that OpenAI is accelerating the development of AI agents capable of executing end-to-end programming tasks, rather than just suggesting individual lines of code.