Simon Willison Uses Codex Voice Mode to Build a New Blog Feature
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On October 9, 2026, Simon Willison wrote that he used the Codex voice mode in the ChatGPT desktop app to develop and launch a Newsletters page for his Django blog almost entirely by voice commands during the roughly half hour he spent making dinner. He noted the model used was GPT-6 Astra High. This is a report on the event, with no other developments or data updates.
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- Simon WillisonA new feature for my blog, built using my voice
Simon Willison used Codex voice mode in the ChatGPT desktop app, spending about half an hour while cooking dinner working almost entirely by voice, to build and ship a Newsletters page for his Django blog, using GPT-6 Astra High.
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