📢 PSA since people seem to have missed it:
ChatGPT Work on mobile/web is essentially Codex running in a VM. Including a cloud browser where you can persist logins.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Work on mobile and the web runs in a remote computing environment, according to Dominik Kundel. His July 25, 2026 post describes it as essentially Codex running in a virtual machine, including a cloud browser that can retain website logins. That means the browser's signed-in state can persist in the remote environment, giving the AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → continuity when returning to a website. The description applies specifically to ChatGPT Work.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
