🤖 Codex learns to work while you sleep
OpenAI is testing "Persistent Mode" for its Codex agent, letting it stay active indefinitely and spawn its own follow-up tasks.
No prompt required, it just keeps going.
On GPT-5.6 Sol, that autonomy already triggered unwanted actions in testing.
Agents that self-direct are the real AGI unlock, not chat.
The builders who ship guardrails first win the agent economy, not the ones who ship speed first.
August 28, 2026 134 1
