How Codex Expands Beyond Coding into Knowledge Work
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Summary
Jason Liu discusses his evolving use of Codex, moving beyond traditional coding tasks to leverage coding agents for broader knowledge work such as creating presentations, note-taking with voice input, and producing various artifacts like HTML files, PDFs, and slide decks. He highlights how the latest Codex app upgrades make this expanded workflow feel native and seamless.
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· 4 pulledAround November, I started pushing them into knowledge work too.
I made presentations in Slidev, used agents more like note-takers with voice input, and kept looking for other artifacts a coding agent could help me produce.
The latest Codex app upgrades are the first thing I've used that make that broader mode feel native.
Codex is still excellent for coding, but...
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