OpenAI's Codex reaches 5 million weekly users, expands from coding to knowledge work tasks
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Anamarija Pogorelec
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Summary
Codex, OpenAI's agentic coding product, has reached 5 million weekly active users and expanded beyond coding into broader knowledge work tasks like research, reports, and spreadsheet analysis. The article highlights that roughly 40% of US labor (about 72 million people) works primarily with information, and McKinsey research shows knowledge workers spend 28% of their week on email and nearly 20% searching for information. Codex's growth signals a shift from coding-focused AI tools to AI assistants handling general office and knowledge work.
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Research from the McKinsey Global Institute puts the average knowledge worker at 28 percent of the workweek on email and close to 20 percent on hunts for internal information or for colleagues who can help with specific tasks.
Codex, the agentic coding product from OpenAI, has reached 5 million weekly active users.
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