OpenAI Product Lead on Future of Work: Steering, Not Rowing
tristanbob · x · 2026-08-31
Tara Seshan, who leads product for Codex and ChatGPT work at OpenAI, shares an internal meme shaping the company's direction: "The future of work will look more like steering than rowing." Agents will handle execution, shifting human roles to guidance. This mindset shift explains the recent internal vibe change toward Codex. The discussion also covers her rule for building on frontier models: build for where they'll be, not just where they are.
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