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Inside OpenAI’s fast-growing Codex: The people building the AI that codes alongside you

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OpenAI's Codex is transforming software development by enabling developers to delegate coding tasks to AI. The platform uses advanced language models to understand natural language instructions and generate functional code, automating routine programming work. As Codex capabilities expand, developers increasingly trust it with complex tasks, reshaping how software is built and potentially redefining the role of traditional programming roles.