OpenAI’s Product Shake-Up Put the Complexifiers in Charge

· Daring Fireball · July 17, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
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OpenAI has shuffled its product leadership, combining teams for ChatGPT, Codex, and the developer API under Thibault Sottiaux, a leader from Codex. While the integration aims for a unified product experience, the author argues that Codex's complexity could harm ChatGPT's clarity and focus.
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