Codex’s Comeback Up Close
Plus: Our Gemini 4 Argon Vibe Check, why technical founders win when startups pivot, and seven new Thesis Statements
TL;DR
- A small OpenAI team successfully transformed the failed Codex into an app that was integrated into ChatGPT, leading to 40 million weekly users for Codex and ChatGPT for Work.
- Dan Shipper's article details the process, featuring interviews with OpenAI team members like Greg Brockman and Thibault Sottiaux.
- Google's Gemini 4 Argon is presented as a strong collaborator for tasks like structuring essays and prototyping, though its desktop app lags behind competitors.
- Founder Matt Hartman emphasizes backing technical founders with 'earned insights' who can adapt to market pivots.
- Discussions include context engineering in AI interactions, predictions for the future of human work with AI, and practical AI training events.
- Every subscribers are offered free RSVP to the Thesis: 2027 after-party.