{"id":774042,"date":"2026-05-05T03:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/774042\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:43:16","slug":"openai-adds-ai-pets-to-its-codex-coding-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/774042\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI adds AI pets to its Codex coding tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/ai-companion-boyfriend-girlfriend\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AI companions<\/a> are quietly becoming a staple across the industry, and OpenAI is now joining the trend. The company has launched Codex Pets, an optional animated companion baked into its AI coding tool.<\/p>\n<p>        SEE ALSO:<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/musk-openai-trial-testimony\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            Everything you need to know about Elon Musk&#8217;s OpenAI testimony<\/p>\n<p>        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like most AI companions, it isn&#8217;t doing any heavy lifting. But Codex Pets earns its keep as a floating overlay that surfaces project status updates in real-time, so you don&#8217;t have to switch tabs. Users can monitor active threads and track whether Codex is running, waiting on input, or ready for review, all without ever leaving whatever they&#8217;re working on.<\/p>\n<p>Getting started is straightforward. Head to Settings, select Appearance, then choose Pets to pick from the built-in options. Once activated, the floating overlay can be toggled on or off by typing \/pet in the composer, using Wake Pet or Tuck Away Pet in Settings &gt; Appearance, or by pressing Cmd+K on Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows.<\/p>\n<p>\n            Mashable Light Speed\n        <\/p>\n<p>The feature ships with eight built-in variations \u2014 including a cat and dog \u2014 but the more interesting play is the custom pet creator. Users can prompt Codex directly to generate their own companion, then share it online. A quick scroll <a href=\"https:\/\/codex-pet-share.pages.dev\/#\/?sort=popular\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">through the homepage<\/a> reveals the community has already gotten to work. Current creations include Goku, Patrick Star, Microsoft&#8217;s long-retired Clippy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and \u2014 naturally \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/openai-chatgpt-goblins-explanation\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a goblin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable\u2019s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.<\/p>\n<p>\n        Topics<br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Artificial Intelligence tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/openai\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the OpenAI tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AI companions are quietly becoming a staple across the industry, and OpenAI is now joining the trend. 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