OpenAI Developing 'Persistent' Agents That Work Autonomously Until Stopped
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-08-29
OpenAI is reportedly developing a "Persistent" mode for its AI agent, Codex. This mode introduces a higher level of reasoning effort, enabling the agent to "continue working until put to sleep" and proactively create follow-up tasks for itself. This indicates OpenAI's push towards building "continuous" AI agents capable of handling long-horizon tasks, with more details expected in the coming weeks.
Related event: OpenAI's Codex Gears Up "Persistent Mode" for Always-On Autonomous Agents(12 posts)→
More from coding & agent
- Python 3.15 ships: lazy imports, frozendict, and a faster experimental JIT — _jaydeepkarale · 2026-10-15
- "Agentic coding 10x's developers" — the code, the bugs, and the people pretending to read the diff — blaizedsouza · 2026-10-15
- OWASP publishes Non-Human Identities Top 10 for securing machine and AI agent identities — gleech · 2026-10-15
- Hot Take: Agentic Automation of Mundane IT Is a Gold Mine — and Extremely Hard — Paimaamu · 2026-10-15
- Open-source 386-page 3D Vibe Coding handbook: GPT-Image to Tripo to Blender, with playable demos — AlchainHust · 2026-10-15
- Simple Trick for Better AI Agent Runs: Tell It What NOT to Touch — thisiskp_ · 2026-10-15