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Today I’m walking you through one of my absolute favorite AI features right now: browser and computer use via Codex (the ChatGPT desktop app). I use this every single day, personally and professionally, and I wanted to share the specific workflows I’ve built, the moments that surprised me, and the mental model that makes it actually click. What you’ll learn: How browser use and computer use work, and why the Codex desktop app plus Chrome extension is the combo I rely on How I use Codex to QA my onboarding flow, including exhaustive mobile testing I would never do manually Why under-prompting…
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by Claire Vo · English · Tech & Science
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