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Agentic coding goes hands free as OpenAI brings GPT-Live's full duplex voice control to Codex and ChatGPT on the desktop

Two weeks after debuting its more naturalistic GPT-Live audio AI model with full-duplex capabilities (listening and speaking at the same time), OpenAI is bringing it directly into developer workflows.

The company announced that GPT-Live now powers the ChatGPT desktop application on macOS and Windows, integrating directly with agentic systems like Codex and ChatGPT Work (which are separate experiences available in the ChatGPT desktop app).

When OpenAI initially launched GPT-Live on July 8, 2026, it introduced a continuous audio model capable of listening and speaking simultaneously—eliminating rigid turn-taking while delegating complex reasoning to background models like GPT-5.5.

Today's release expands that conversational layer to technical tasks, enabling software engineers to orchestrate multi-threaded coding jobs, review pull requests, and debug applications using natural voice commands.

As such, it could usher in a new era of "hands free" software development and even live, in-person group coding parties for Codex's more than 5 million...

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What Is Gemini? Everything You Should Know About Google’s AI Tool

Ever since ChatGPT first made waves in late 2022, tech companies have been racing to make their mark in generative AI. Google, long a powerhouse in artificial intelligence, has centered its efforts on its Gemini system. Launched in December 2023 by Google DeepMind, Gemini has since gone through several model

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OpenAI scored an own goal with Hugging Face attack, showing how open Chinese models are winning

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