OpenAI launches Codex Micro, a R$1,175 device to control artificial intelligence agents Disclosure/OpenAI OpenAI, owner of ChatGPT, launched on Thursday (16) the Codex Micro, a physical keyboard that allows you to control artificial intelligence agents. The device will be sold for US$230 (about R$1,175). The device was created in partnership with keyboard manufacturer Work Louder and allows you to monitor, at the same time, different AI agents, programs capable of performing tasks on their own, without needing new commands. ?? Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send it to g1 Control is done using buttons and a joystick, aimed at directing navigation. With the device, users can more easily work with Codex, OpenAI's AI agent aimed at writing and reviewing programming code, analyzing documents, searching for information and executing workflows. AI agents have become a bet for companies, and those who master the technology can earn up to R$20. According to OpenAI, Codex Micro brings together five main functions: monitoring, in real time, what each AI agent is doing; shortcut keys to quickly execute commands; programmable joystick to customize frequent actions; control of the level of artificial intelligence reasoning, allowing you to prioritize faster responses or more detailed analyses; connection via Bluetooth and USB-C, with compatibility for Mac and Windows computers. The keyboard also has a system of colored lights, each dedicated to an AI agent changes color depending on the task situation. The idea is to eliminate the need to open the conversation to check the processing. The keys are given five colors: gray, when the agent is inactive; green, when a response is available; blue, when the task is in processing; orange, when the user needs to approve something; and red, when there is an error. The device also comes with a set of 32 extra personalized keys. OpenAI launches Codex Micro, a R$1,175 device to control artificial intelligence agents OpenAI/Disclosure Codex is part of the strategy to expand the use of AI agents in the workplace, according to OpenAI. According to the company, the objective is to make them perform more complex tasks in the routine of professionals. The company said document and content creation (72%) is the top use professionals use for AI agents. Next are engineering operations (47%) and code implementation (46%). "With Codex technology integrated, ChatGPT can now go beyond answering questions and actually getting work done on the web, mobile and desktop," the company said in a statement. According to OpenAI, Codex is already used weekly by around 5 million people, a number six times greater than that recorded when the computer application was launched in February.