How Codex became a collaborator for OpenAI’s creative team

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This is part of our series sharing internal examples of how OpenAI is using its own technology and APIs. These tools are being used internally, at OpenAI, and are shared here as illustrative examples of how frontier AI is supporting use cases across our teams.

Most people assume Codex is just for engineers and developers, but for Chad Nelson, Creative Specialist at OpenAI, Codex has become a creative problem solver and collaborator. Chad’s role is to explore what OpenAI models can make possible for creative teams, then turn those possibilities into demos, workflows, and ideas brand partners can build on.

Used to working within the constraints of the standard software for creatives, Chad’s been impressed with Codex’s ability to help him create better tools, build custom workflows, and generate campaign directions grounded in the full context of a project.

“The tools I’ve been using my whole career have no idea what project I’m on, what brand I’m working for, what product I’m trying to pitch,” Chad says. “Codex and ChatGPT have the context. They understand that I’m working for this client, with this product, with these strategic goals.”

Codex can also understand brand books, style guides, fonts, and composition—and with that knowledge becomes more attuned to the creative needs of a project.

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