# How agents are transforming work

DevFeed: [How agents are transforming work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-agents-are-transforming-work-6452.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/how-agents-are-transforming-work>)

Published: 2026-06-25T02:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [finance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/finance.md>), [legal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legal.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [recruiting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recruiting.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI describes how agentic AI and Codex are shifting knowledge work from short chatbot interactions to delegated, long-horizon tasks. The article reports growing Codex adoption across technical and non-technical departments, including Legal, Finance, and Recruiting, alongside increased use for coding, automation, data transformation, tooling, and debugging.

## Source excerpt

A new OpenAI research paper shows how AI agents are transforming work, enabling longer, more complex tasks and expanding productivity across roles.