OpenAI explains how it built its Data Agent and uses Codex internally
Roger_M_Taylor · x · 2026-07-24
This video looks inside OpenAI’s Data Agent with Emma Tang, OpenAI’s Head of Data Platform Engineering.
It covers:
- how the system is built
- how OpenAI uses Codex internally
- five engineering lessons the team wants other engineers to take away
The emphasis is less on a flashy demo and more on the architecture and workflow behind an internal data agent.
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