OpenAI's Codex Can Now Use Your Mac Even When It's Locked

OpenAI has rolled out Computer Use for its Codex desktop app on macOS , and its latest trick is that your Mac doesn't even have to be unlocked for the coding agent to use your apps while you're away. In a post on X , OpenAI Developers said users can now send Codex tasks from their phone and have it operate apps on their Mac "even when the screen is off and locked." A picture attached to the post shows a locked Mac displaying a "Codex is Using Your Mac" overlay with a prompt to press any key or c