OpenAI rolls out agentic Codex features to Europe
OpenAI has launched its Codex agentic features, including cross-app computer use, Chrome automation, and persistent memory, to users in Europe, the UK, and Switzerland. To comply with regional privacy regulations, memory features are disabled by default and require an explicit user opt-in.
With the European release of Codex's agentic suite, OpenAI is aggressively closing the geographic availability gap for its most advanced model capabilities, showing that regulatory hurdles like GDPR can be accommodated with simple opt-in designs.
* **Closing the Gap**: European users finally get parity on key features like computer operation and Chrome automation, which were previously georestricted.
* **Opt-in Compliance**: Setting memory features to "off by default" serves as a blueprint for how AI firms can navigate European privacy standards without crippling functionality.
* **Agentic Shift**: The expansion highlights OpenAI's transition from chat-based assistants to active, context-aware agents capable of desktop and browser manipulation.
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