Codex Is Moving From Code Generation to Delegated Knowledge Work
Codex is moving from a coding assistant toward an agent for delegated knowledge work, according to Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI’s head of Codex. In an OpenAI Forum conversation with Chris Nicholson of OpenAI Global Affairs, Sottiaux argues that as models have become more reliable and better connected to workplace context, Codex is being used to research, organize information, create files and presentations, coordinate across tools, and run background tasks. That shift, he says, makes delegation, trust and access controls central as agents act across files, communications tools and company systems.
OpenAI·May 14, 2026·14 min read
