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podcastplaybookAI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (Product Lead ChatGPT Work)
30 August 2026Product
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About Lenny's NewsletterListen now | Tara Seshan, head of Codex and ChatGPT Work at OpenAI, on why ambition is now the differentiator, steering vs. rowing, and why you need to build for where the models will be in two to three months
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What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
Design AI products for near-term model progress, not just today’s constraints. As AI shifts from completing isolated tasks toward persistent collaboration, the stronger opportunity may be workflows where people set direction and review outcomes rather than perform every step themselves.
Why it matters
Products built around temporary model limitations can become obsolete quickly. Founders who anticipate improving capabilities can pursue more ambitious customer outcomes and create workflows that benefit as the underlying models advance.
Put it to work
Choose one core workflow and ask: If AI capabilities improve substantially over the next quarter, which steps could move from human execution to AI execution, and what controls would humans still need to steer and verify the work?