OpenAI's Codex App Now Features AI-Generated Pets for Coding Assistance
L'essentiel
- OpenAI's Codex app has introduced AI-generated pets as animated companions to assist developers.
- These pets provide visual feedback on Codex's coding tasks and can be summoned or generated using commands like "/pet" and "/hatch".
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Pourquoi c'est important
OpenAI has introduced a new feature to its Codex app, an agentic tool designed to assist with coding. This feature includes AI-generated pets that act as animated companions.
Vibe coding just got a whole lot more adorable. OpenAI introduced AI-generated pets to the Codex app, its agentic tool that helps with coding.
These "optional animated companions" don't do any coding themselves, but serve as a floating overlay that can tell you what Codex is working on, notify you when Codex completes a task or whether it needs your input on something. The new feature lets developers see Codex's active thread, without having to switch away from your current open app.
Users can type "/pet" in to the Codex app to summon or dismiss the companion. There are eight built-in pets to choose from, but you can also generate your own with the help of AI with the "/hatch" command, like a cute goblin companion. Early adopters have already uploaded a bunch of options and there are even some versions of Microsoft Clippy.
The pets are already available on both Windows and macOS versions of Codex. For a limited time, OpenAI is also offering 30 days of ChatGPT Pro for 10 of their favorite generated companions.
Questions ouvertes
- What are the specific technical requirements for running these pets?
- Are there any privacy implications with these animated companions?
- What is the long-term plan for these AI pets beyond this initial launch?
