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ByteDance's Doubao PC Client Has Quietly Become a Codex-Style Agent — GUI Control, Remote Tasks, and Cloud Computers: ByteDance...

Has folded Codex-style agent capabilities directly into the Doubao PC client: built-in browsing with login support, GUI computer operation, phone-to-PC remote task control, cloud computers, connectors, and Skills. With 382 million monthly active users, Doubao is positioning itself as China's ChatGPT-plus-Codex in one product.

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ByteDance's Doubao PC Client Has Quietly Become a Codex-Style Agent — GUI Control, Remote Tasks, and Cloud Computers: ByteDance has folded Codex-style agent capabilities directly into the Doubao PC client: built-in browsing with login support, GUI computer operation, phone-to-PC remote task control, cloud computers, connectors, and Skills. With 382 million monthly active users, Doubao is positioning itself as China's ChatGPT-plus-Codex in one product.

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