Overview
- Sam Altman told David Senra that he still manually scrolls and triages his email because the task feels productive even though he believes Codex could handle routine work.
- Altman said he ought to delegate tasks like moving information between apps and managing his to‑do list to Codex, describing his current habit as psychologically inconsistent.
- He framed the workforce as “straddling two worlds,” using familiar manual workflows while experimenting with AI agents that can automate triage and simple computer tasks.
- Some executives already use scripts and summaries to cut inbox load, with examples including Klaviyo CEO Andrew Bialecki’s daily consolidated summaries and Siemens CEO Roland Busch’s brief replies.
- The comments come during OpenAI’s media push as the company prepares for a public listing, and they highlight a practical product challenge: designers must make delegation feel reliable and natural for people to abandon manual email routines.