The Rise of the Sleepless Agent: A New Era for AI Assistants? The concept of a 24/7 AI agent has been gaining traction, with OpenAI's persistent mode for Codex being the latest development in this trend.
This feature allows users to keep tasks running in the background without human intervention, raising concerns about the implications of such technology.
The Always On Trend Microsoft and Meta have also explored always on features in their AI assistants, including Microsoft's own version and Meta's Hatch, a persistent agent that can continue tasks without prompting.