Posted Aug 24, 2026 at 10:28 AM UTCRYoutubeEven Sam Altman does not yearn for automation.One of the most interesting parts of the OpenAI chief’s appearance on David Senra’s podcast is him trying to explain why he avoids the company’s digital assistant Codex for work as if it’s a kind of personal failing. “It makes no sense,” he said. Altman admitted “I don’t really know” when asked what it would take for him to adopt Codex more deeply.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Robert Hart
Even Sam Altman does not yearn for automation.
One of the most interesting parts of the OpenAI chief’s appearance on David Senra’s podcast is him trying to explain why he avoids the company’s digital assistant Codex for work as if it’s a kind of personal failing. “It makes no sense,” he said. Altman admitted “I don’t really know” when asked what it would take for him to adopt Codex more deeply. [Media: https://youtu.be/kG8AoExkX40?si=6ZkYqmis8GKhPIAF&t=350]









