Active signal AI

Headline

OpenAI publishes evidence that agents are already moving beyond software development.

Summary

The paper `The Shift to Agentic AI: Evidence from Codex` argues that active usage grew more than fivefold in the first half of 2026 and that the fastest growth came from people outside the initial developer base. The point is not only that usage increased, but that agentic work is starting to spread into broader operational roles.