Ethan Mollick, Wharton associate professor, uses Codex's computer-use feature to diagnose and fix a Windows USB selective suspend mouse issue

Computer use on codex is really something you need to try out to get it, super helpful

@emollick why do you use windows? why not Mac? Codex is much more powerful on it...

@emollick the diagnosis path here is solid, ruling out hardware disconnect errors first before blaming software is exactly how a good tech would triage it

@emollick Had a issue with printer couple of days back

And codex solved it

@garthbench Gaming.

@emollick Yeah, it clearly needs super intelligence to actually make a windows machine work.

@emollick Same for me on Linux. Having an Agent “sysadmin” to solve all the papercuts is an excellent experience

@emollick Did you use it in agent mode l, giving it admin rights?

@emollick IT teams becoming obsolete one prompt at a time.

Once these devices are shipping powerful on-prem models with easy interfaces, the need for some IT guy managing your device disappears

@emollick yeah, its remarkable how many small wins that chatgpt/gemini have blessed me with over the last couple years

@emollick I use Codex and Antigravity all the time for sysadmin tasks. Very useful.

@emollick "Want me to apply this change?" (as opposed to giving instructions on how to do it manually) is the biggest UX improvement since initial ChatGPT launch.

@emollick I had similar experience this morning: using Codex to fix a bug on Hermes agent.

@emollick ha true think of all the time we wasted in the past troubleshooting things like router setup. glad to have it back

@emollick AI assistance in handling technical issues on different systems offers meaningful relief from routine frustrations. It frees up time for more important development work.

@emollick YES!! seriously, it's so helpful for random computer / browser / software issues. I would encourage everyone to TRY IT

(Just make sure you have all the tools working (computer use, browser use) and permissions ok or else it'll burn tokens struggling to find workarounds)

@emollick Makes windows a usable and optimizable os lol

@emollick Yes this is one of the scenario that "common people will use" instead of calling someone "to fix" your computer.

Eventually org will adopt it. Instead of someone going over to see the problem with their laptop. They just install codex and fix it remotely.

@emollick @garthbench Try cloud gaming. Cheaper than buying a new gaming pc every few years.

@emollick That’s a real signal of where AI is already delivering compounding ROI—OpenAI Codex isn’t just saving time, it’s quietly eliminating entire categories of friction that used to drain focus on Windows workflows.