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OpenAI is testing a "Persistent mode" in Codex, designed to let AI agents "continue working until put to sleep" and proactively generate follow-up tasks

Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is "put to sleep."

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OpenAI is testing a "Persistent mode" in Codex, designed to let AI agents "continue working until put to sleep" and proactively generate follow-up tasks

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