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At the OpenAI town hall (published by OpenAI on 26 January 2026) he said that when he first started using Codex he was sure he would not give it complete unsupervised access to his computer, and then lasted about 2 hours (39:00).

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when I first started using codeex I said look I don't know how this is going to go but for sure I'm not going to give this thing like complete unsupervised access to my computer I was so confident in that and I lasted about like 2 hours

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OpenAI Town Hall with Sam Altman
OpenAI on YouTube · 2026-01-26

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“At the OpenAI town hall (published by OpenAI on 26 January 2026) he said that when he first started using Codex he was sure he would not give it complete unsupervised access to his computer, and then lasted about 2 hours (39:00).” ai notis, checked 21 Oct 2026. Source: OpenAI Town Hall with Sam Altman (OpenAI on YouTube). https://ainotis.com/c/2122

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ai notis. (2026, October 21). At the OpenAI town hall (published by OpenAI on 26 January 2026) he said that when he first started using Codex he was sure he would not give it complete unsupervised access to his computer, and then lasted about 2 hours (39:00) [Checked claim 2122]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2122

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