The AI coding tool market is shifting with this week's Codex release.
When the frontier models are all getting close to “good enough,” I’m noticing my team cares less about which model is underneath and more about the coding tool around it.
One small example: Codex now lets you keep coding from your phone even when your Mac is locked.
If the models quality is approaching perfect, the differentiator becomes:
- how the tool captures context
- how fast it removes friction
- how quickly it ships
- how well it improves your actual workflow
@himikemiller @anshnanda@rileybrown Yes, mine didn’t last a full week either. I’m a sucker for usability though and I don’t feel like anyone else I tried really nailed the mcp/cli as well.
@DavidSacks I actually think they probably did this on purpose to create buzz back in their brand. Patek had sort of taken over and this was a clever way to capture attention.
People are asking "What are the chances OpenClaw survives/thrives after this?"
The OpenClaw founder joining OpenAI is exciting for Peter.
But history isn't kind to "we'll keep it open source" promises from acquired projects especially when you can tell from interviews how hands on Peter was personally.
Will OpenClaw become ClosedClaw or SlowClaw?
The pattern I'm seeing: It's doing the coordination, research, and follow-up that I never had bandwidth for. The 10-minute tasks that pile up into overwhelm? They just disappear. I think better when I'm not drowning in mundane stuff. That's the real unlock.
I handed my AI assistant Bob (OpenClaw) full access to my digital life 2 weeks ago. It's now managing 8 home renovation projects, handling my inbox issues, and hugely improving sales strategy for my company Postilize. Here's what 'AI assistant' actually means in practice:
The home projects: 8 active renovation projects like landscaping, millwork, etc. Different vendors, timelines, follow ups. I used to keep it all in my head, badly. Now the system knows every project, every vendor status, every deadline. It WhatsApps contractors as me, with my permission, to check status, schedule visits, coordinate timelines. I just get updates.
The inbox rescue: My email was drowning in spam since I was one of the first Gmail users and years of history. The system went through and unsubscribed from everything it could. It made judgment calls on what to keep. For the handful with no unsubscribe links, it looked up contact emails and wrote personalized "please remove me" messages as me. I went from 200+ daily emails to about 20 that actually matter.
The sales leader: I asked it to map our top accounts at Postilize, who we're selling to, who we're not. Then it cross-referenced my investors' and advisors' LinkedIn connections to build an intro roadmap for the accounts we haven't cracked yet. Warm introduction strategy, auto-generated.
I actually have two now, Bob and Fred, who share a Slack group and a telegram group. For the contractor follow ups it usually makes a good guess on when it should follow up if they don’t reply but so far, I’m confirming all of the assumptions that openclaw sends my way just to be safe.
The fact that I can’t sleep in the backseat, doesn’t make me feel like it’s not actually driving. It doesn’t make me feel defrauded. Also, the article you posted was from Reddit from four months ago. Do you know how fast this car has improved? I’m speaking about someone’s technology expertise when I am an expert in the field and drive the actual product. You are speaking from a political point of view and out of some sort of anger.
Do you own one? Because two of my vehicles are Tesla and other than semantics, it operates as FSD to our family. I pressed the button when I get in and it fully self drives to the destination, including parking without me ever having to touch it. What is your response other than name-calling? I’ll wait.
Since you’ve asked, I’ve built 5 very successful startups, several being category creating, and totaling thousands of employees over 30 years. But it’s obvious to me that @elonmusk pulls off miracles of engineering. Calling FSD a scam rather than a marvel of engineering doesn’t make any sense.
@jsin215@Teslaconomics He was talking about his style as a ceo. I think he made a good insight. You don’t often see that, especially at that scale of company.