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AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (Product Lead ChatGPT Work)

Lenny's Podcast · Tara Seshan, Product Lead for Codex and ChatGPT Work at OpenAI · 3 min · Aug 30, 2026

The three internal memes OpenAI's product team uses instead of roadmaps, and the one writing rule Tara refuses to let AI touch.

OpenAI's product lead for Codex and ChatGPT Work explains why building for models "two to three months out" is the only viable strategy, how PM craft is shifting from docs to prototypes, and why persistent AI coworkers are coming next.

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