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OpenAI to Merge ChatGPT Desktop Chat and Work Tabs, Codex Stays Separate

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OpenAI plans to merge the Chat and Work tabs in the ChatGPT desktop app, initially rolling out to select users before a wider release. The Codex section will remain a separate experience, according to a TechCrunch report.

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    Email: OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs on desktop, rolling out to select users before a wider release; Codex remains a separate experience (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

    Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch : Email: OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs on desktop, rolling out to select users before a wider release; Codex remains a separate experience — The ChatGPT desktop app can be a confusing piece of software, given that there are ChatGPT and Codex sections, and within the former, there are Chat and Work tabs.

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