OpenAI's Answer To Anthropic? Codex Can Now Control Apps On Your PC

Codex Update: OpenAI's AI Can Now Work Like A Personal Assistant (Image credit: AI-generated)

Sam Altman-led OpenAI has introduced a major update to its coding assistant, Codex. The latest update changed the coding tool into a multipurpose 'work agent,' which is capable of handling a wide range of complex tasks on its own apart from writing code. Interestingly, this update comes on the same day after Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.7, bringing strong competition in the AI race. Moreover, the OpenAI CEO seems to take a jab at Anthropic through his cryptic post on X.