SUMMARY
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Rohan Varma describes using Codex to collect context when he hears about a term or project he does not understand, and says the team also uses its own product internally.
- 1Gather missing contextVarma asks Codex to investigate terms and topics he encounters at work.
- 2Discover ongoing workHe says this helps him learn about projects he had not known were happening.
- 3Using the team's productVarma describes building and using Codex inside OpenAI.
Takeaways
- Ask an agent to gather context when a meeting introduces an unfamiliar topic.
- Use the resulting information to understand work happening across a team.
- Varma describes frequent internal use of Codex by the team building it.
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Staying informed across a team
Varma explains a context-gathering workflow.
OpenAI Codex product manager Rohan Varma says he uses Codex to gather context whenever a meeting or conversation introduces a term or topic he does not understand. He says the process also helps him learn about work happening elsewhere on the team. Varma adds that people building Codex use it internally and that it comes up frequently in workplace conversations.
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