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Ep 773: New ChatGPT default model, Copilot Cowork goes mobile, Codex heads to Chrome and 7 more AI upgrades worth checking out

May 8, 2026

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This Friday features episode rounds up seven under-the-radar AI updates that enhance everyday workflows on browsers, phones, documents, and default chat interfaces. Host Jordan highlights practical gains in agentic tools, finance verticals, and model accuracy, emphasizing accessibility for paid users across platforms like OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, Google, and Perplexity.

Codex Gains Native Chrome Access

OpenAI released a Codex Chrome extension for Mac and Windows, allowing the unified coding agent to operate directly in users' Chrome profiles. It runs in parallel across tabs in the background without hijacking the browser, writing and executing code to handle repetitive tasks like navigating sites or data entry on Gmail, LinkedIn, or Salesforce. Codex selects optimal tools per step—plugins, its built-in connectors, Python APIs, or Chrome itself—maintaining context across sessions, unlike fragmented Claude tools (Claude Chat, Cowork, Code) or Claude's extension, which loses history on close.

This matters for heavy Chrome users reliant on extensions or persistent logins, bridging gaps in apps without connectors. Available now to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise users via the Codex app; no separate plan needed. It expands Codex's edge over competitors by enabling seamless, multi-tool workflows in real browsers.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Intro and Sponsor** - Podcast opens with Everyday AI Show intro and Sage AI agents for finance workflows
2 (00:53) **Episode Teaser** - Highlights under-the-radar AI updates for browsers, iPhone, Google Docs, and computers boosting daily workflows
3 (03:10) **Codex Chrome Extension** - OpenAI launches Codex plugin for Chrome on Mac/Windows, enabling background agentic tasks across tabs
4 (08:45) **Copilot Cowork Goes Mobile** - Microsoft 365 Copilot app adds Cowork agent on iOS/Android for on-the-go task delegation
5 (14:07) **Claude Finance Agent Templates** - Anthropic releases 10 pre-built templates for financial tasks like pitch building and ledger reconciliation
6 (20:04) **Google Docs Gemini Custom Instructions** - Persistent rules for Gemini in Docs apply to all docs for drafting/rewriting/summarizing
7 (24:04) **Perplexity Personal Computer Expands** - Now available to all paid Mac users (no waitlist), hybrid local/cloud agent controlling Mac apps/files

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Show Notes

Everything got a bit more powerful this week. 💪

Your iPhone got smarter.
Your browser now just does your work.
Your Google docs sounds more like you.
Your computer got simple claw-like features.

All you gotta do? Know what's new, how to use it, and keep up.

That's exactly what we're breaking down in our new Friday Features series, as we dish on 7 new AI upgrades you probably missed but need to pay attention to.

New ChatGPT default model, Copilot Cowork goes mobile, Codex heads to Chrome and 7 more AI upgrades worth checking out -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

Codex Chrome Extension Integration for AI Agents
Unified Codex Platform vs Claude Comparison
Copilot Cowork Mobile App Launch
Anthropic Claude Finance Agent Templates Released
Gemini Google Docs Custom Instructions Feature
Perplexity Personal Computer for Mac Rollout
Microsoft Copilot Studio Agentic Workflow Builder
GPT-4.5 Instant Model Becomes ChatGPT Default
ChatGPT New Memory and Personalization Features
Anthropic Claude Adds Microsoft 365 Integration

Timestamps:

00:00 Deploying AI agents in finance

04:31 Discussing codecs browser limitations

10:07 New cowork features on mobile

12:33 Using Copilot with iOS app

16:02 Anthropic's dev day updates

18:13 New AI tools for Microsoft 365

22:27 Improving Google Docs functionality

26:39 Personal computer app features

30:29 Automating tasks with natural language

32:08 New GPT version update

36:01 Comparing AI chat functionalities

37:36 AI updates worth checking