I’m the first to admit I was late to the game when it came to integrating AI into my life. AI tools on my smartphone felt (and still feel) useless and left a sour taste in my mouth. Large language models I used on my desktop, such as ChatGPT and Claude, showed significantly more promise, but they didn’t feel like something casual users would adopt easily.
That’s changed over the last couple of months. I’ve ramped up my Codex usage, and I’ve become interested in chat agents designed to bring powerful AI features and functionality to users who aren’t necessarily up to date on the latest from Anthropic and OpenAI. These new agents are easier to use, look friendlier, and promise to be more proactive.
