Credit: Photographed by Joseph Maldonado / Mashable Composite by Rene Ramos AI companions are quietly becoming a staple ...

There are eight built-in pets to choose from, but if you’re feeling adventurous, you can also create (and share) your own by prompting Codex.

OpenAI has introduced Codex Pets, optional animated companions for its Codex desktop app that sit on your screen and track what the coding agent is doing in real time.The Latest Tech News, Delivered t ...

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What are Codex Pets?: Optional animated companions overlaying your screen, showing Codex’s current tasks and prompting for input when needed. How to customize?: Use built-in pixel-art pets or upload ...