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Alexander Embiricos

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How to drive word of mouth | Nilan Peiris (CPO of Wise)

Sep 24, 20231h 16m

Guest: Alexander Embiricos - Product Lead for Codex at OpenAI. Alexander has a background in product management at Dropbox and co-founded a startup before joining OpenAI, where he leads the development of Codex, a powerful coding agent. Key Takeaways: Codex is designed as a software engineering teammate that can write, review, and maintain code, making it a powerful tool for accelerating development. The key to Codex's explosive growth was integrating it into existing workflows, such as IDEs and CLI, making it easier for users to adopt. Codex is most effective when given complex, real-world tasks, as it excels in understanding and solving difficult coding problems. The future of Codex and similar AI tools lies in their ability to proactively assist users by understanding context and providing timely help. OpenAI's approach to product development is highly bottoms-up, relying on talented individuals to drive innovation and speed. Topics Covered: Codex development, AI in software engineering, product management at OpenAI, Codex's impact on productivity, future of AI agents, Codex's growth strategy, OpenAI's organizational structure, Codex use cases.

Notable Quotes

โ€œIf you don't believe it, you can't will it into existence.โ€

Optimism

โ€œThe amount of impact that we can have and, in fact, need to have to do a good job is so high that I have to be way more ruthless with how I spend my time now.โ€

Impact and Time Management

โ€œBeing candid as an act of kindness.โ€

Communication