For a long time, we had a 'capability overhang': the models were capable but the products didn't fully bring that out. Now, we're seeing an awareness gap. Some people have figured out they can use Codex to monitor Slack, update Airtable, or create onboarding materials. But many others still use it for one task and then discover more uses from teammates via word-of-mouth.
Akshay NathanEngineering Lead, Productivity team · Leader, 
OpenAI
Press report: Inside OpenAI's agentic software factory, The Pragmatic Engineer, September 15, 2026, at 1. Codex takes over at OpenAI. Reported by Gergely Orosz.