Lenny's Newsletter
6/28/2026
The original title is: "OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work | Andrew Ambrosino"
Original: OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work | Andrew Ambrosino
Short summary
Software development is becoming cheaper and faster with AI tools like Codex, but Andrew Ambrosino argues that taste—intuitive product decisions—matters more than ever. He explores the new Codex desktop app as evidence of how product work is evolving: less raw speed, more strategic direction in an AI-first landscape.
- •Software is getting cheaper to build as AI tools mature
- •Product taste and intuitive judgment are increasingly the differentiator
- •The new Codex desktop app signals a fundamental shift in how teams will work
Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.
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