OpenAI's Codex gets 'Persistent' mode for non-stop work

openai is developing a proactive, highly persistent version of its flagship ai agent, codex. the company has started adding code for a new 'persistent mode' setting to its command line version of codex, which enables codex to continue working proactively until it is 'put to sleep'. this feature appears to be one of openai's most computationally intensive settings and includes a 'proactivity' system that allows the agent to create follow-up tasks for itself. openai hopes these changes will drive up adoption of the company's most advanced ai models, which today are used by only a fraction of chatgpt's total user base.