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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls for OS, UI, internet protocol redesign

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged fundamental redesign of operating systems, user interfaces, and internet protocols to support humans and AI agents. Work on the Codex app exposed limitations in current paradigms designed for human-only interaction. Multiple AI builders echoed the view, citing routine use of agents for information access and internet tasks that highlight gaps in existing infrastructure.

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Sam Altman@sama

feels like a good time to seriously rethink how operating systems and user interfaces are designed (also the internet; there should be a protocol that is equally usable by people and agents)

3:46 PM · Apr 26, 2026

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Andrew Ambrosino (OpenAI Codex app builder) planned, built, and coordinated an entire product release from inside the Codex app itself.
Andrew Ambrosino (OpenAI Codex builder) observed fresh simplicity in local file systems for AI agent context after years of cloud tools.
Andrew Ambrosino (OpenAI technical staffer) ran an experiment using Codex to post tweets as CEO Sam Altman.
Computer use features inside the Codex app exposed decades of accumulated cruft across current operating system designs.

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