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ChatGPT Codex Voice doesn't just answer questions — it can actually operate your computer while you keep talking, running several tasks in parallel via separate threads.
Nick Baumann demos the new Codex Voice interface live: he triggers it with a hotkey, the orb reads his screen through Appshots, and Codex spins up separate threads to book a flight, file an expense report, and check the calendar at the same time. ✦ AI generated
Claire · Lenny's Newsletter · 2026-08-03 · original ↗
ChatGPT Codex Voice doesn't just answer questions. It can actually operate your computer while you keep talking. Nick Baumann demos the new interface live: he triggers it with a hotkey, the orb reads what's on his screen through Appshots, and Codex spins up separate threads to book a flight, file an expense report, and check his calendar at the same time.
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- ·Codex Voice can operate your computer while you talk
- ·Triggered by a hotkey, orb reads screen via Appshots
- ·Runs tasks in parallel using separate threads
- ·Demo: book flight, file expense, check calendar at once
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extends → Thread-forking is one of Codex's most powerful features: it can open a new thread, branch from an existing one, or pull context from previous conversations on its own, without the user manually organizing everything first.Claire · Lenny's Newslettersupports → Codex is a fast, agentic coding environment inside ChatGPT, and the new voice interface lets a user run a full session hands-free.Nick Baumann · Lenny's Newslettergives example → People are already using the new ChatGPT app for a wide range of real work, from video editing to production-grade coding to building launch-tracking sites.Andrew Ambrosino · Big Technology