OpenAI details Codex expansion into mechanical, electrical and simulation engineering
AccBalanced · x · 2026-11-04
OpenAI shared progress on using ChatGPT and Codex for physical-world engineering — spanning mechanical design, electrical engineering, and simulation — from accelerating its own hardware teams to testing workflows with industry collaborators.
Commenting on the post, zephyrz9 argues this is what "comes after AI coding": global R&D spending is $3T/year, and AI can readily eat 20-30% of it.
Related event: OpenAI Extends ChatGPT and Codex into Hardware Engineering(10 posts)→
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