OpenAI takes on Google, Anthropic with new AI agent for coders


A growing number of tech companies, including Microsoft Corp.-owned Github, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Anthropic, offer AI tools for programmers. — Photo by Levart_Photographer on Unsplash

OpenAI is rolling out a new artificial intelligence agent for ChatGPT users that’s designed to help streamline software development as the company pushes into a crowded market of startups and large tech firms offering AI tools for coders.

The agent, called Codex, will be able to write software features, fix bugs and run tests, the company said in a blog post Friday. Codex, which is still in the early stages and has limited functionality, is geared towards workers with some technical knowledge and will first be released as a "research preview” to paid ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise and Team users.

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