Credit: Photographed by Joseph Maldonado / Mashable Composite by Rene Ramos AI companions are quietly becoming a staple ...

OpenAI has introduced Codex Pets, optional animated companions for its Codex desktop app that sit on your screen and track ...

What are Codex Pets?: Optional animated companions overlaying your screen, showing Codex’s current tasks and prompting for input when needed. How to customize?: Use built-in pixel-art pets or upload ...