A mental model for AI assistants: dots own responsibilities, codex takes tasks
pvncher · x · 2026-10-07
Engineer Rohan Varma shares a mental model: dot-style assistants should own ongoing 'responsibilities' (e.g., managing his calendar and killing unnecessary meetings, proactively surfacing relevant info all day), while codex handles discrete 'tasks'. A useful framing for designing personal agent workflows.
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