OpenAI’s Head of ChatGPT: We’re entering a new era of AI (again) | Tibo Sottiaux
Oct 4, 2026 · 37:23
Lenny's Podcast interviews Tibo Sottiaux, OpenAI's Head of ChatGPT and Codex, who argues always-on agents like OpenAI's new Dots will replace today's apps since most actions on the internet will soon be taken by agents. He explains Dots works 24/7 across devices with no model picker, that Codex and ChatGPT Work will merge for ChatGPT's 1.2 billion users, and that agent loops and graphs are a passing phase versus systems that learn. He details the open ecosystem—Sign in with ChatGPT at 16 partners, plugin revenue share—where plugin discovery runs on retention, not SEO. His Dot warned him five minutes before a DevDay demo that production was down; he says typing fast matters less while taste and 120+ ex-founders define hiring. He cites OpenAI's safety spend and the withheld 6.1 Astra model.
