Marveling at AI Tool Evolution: Can't Live Without ChatGPT and Codex
reach_vb · x · 2026-07-18
The author reflects on the rapid iteration of AI coding tools in recent years, emphasizing how easily humans underestimate long-term technological accumulation. They point out that ChatGPT is less than 44 months old, while Codex has a history of just 15 months.
The author states they can no longer adapt to a life without these tools. They believe there is still massive potential to optimize these tools' user interfaces to achieve an order-of-magnitude improvement in user experience, and remain extremely optimistic about future, yet-to-be-discovered interaction paradigms.
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