OpenAI's Codex CLI, Intel's Reshuffle, And Nvidia's $500B Commitment: This Week In Artificial Intelligence

Rounak Jain

April 20, 2025

The past week has been a whirlwind in the world of artificial intelligence (AI), with major players making significant moves. OpenAI launched a new coding agent, Intel’s CEO initiated a leadership shakeup, and Nvidia faced a $17 billion hit in the AI arms race. Meanwhile, Microsoft debuted a new tool for Copilot Studio, and Nvidia received praise from President Trump for its $500 billion AI infrastructure commitment.

OpenAI Launches Codex CLI Amid Rising Competition

OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, unveiled Codex CLI, a new open-source coding agent, along with two AI reasoning models. This marks OpenAI’s most significant open-source release since 2019, amid rising competition from China’s DeepSeek and US rivals.

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Intel CEO Puts AI Front And Center With Leadership Reshuffle

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) CEO Lip-Bu Tan has reportedly announced a significant leadership shakeup, aiming to streamline the company’s operations and put artificial intelligence at the forefront of its strategy. Key chip groups within Intel, including the data center, AI, and personal computer chip divisions, will now report directly to him.

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Nvidia, AMD Take A $17 Billion Hit In The AI Arms Race

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) disclosed this week that the U.S. government has imposed new license requirements for selling their AI-focused chips to China, Hong Kong, Macau, and D5 countries. This has resulted in a $5.5 billion inventory charge for Nvidia and an $800 million hit for AMD.

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Microsoft Debuts Computer Use Tool For Copilot Studio

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced a research preview of “Computer Use,” a new tool within Copilot Studio that enables AI agents to perform tasks on desktop and web applications by interacting directly. The tool allows agents to click buttons, type into fields, and navigate menus--even in environments where no APIs exist.

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Jensen Huang Praised By Trump For Nvidia’s $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Commitment

President Donald Trump credited his tariff policies for driving Jensen Huang-led Nvidia's massive $500 billion commitment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the U.S. "The reason they did it is because of the election on Nov. 5 and because of a thing called tariffs," Trump said.

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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Rounak Jain

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