I’ve actually been using ChatGPT’s Remote Control for quite a while.

I used to think of it simply as a very convenient feature:
When I’m out, I can open my phone and continue taking control of Codex running on my Mac at home.
Send tasks from my phone → execute them locally on my Mac → check progress at any time → continue adding instructions.
But recently, as I’ve brought more and more work into AI, I’ve truly realized what this means.
Once AI can connect to computers, files, terminals, browsers, and various workflows, your phone is no longer really a “device for running AI.”
It’s more like a remote control.
The model handles thinking and planning,
the Mac handles actual execution,
and I define the objectives, make key decisions, and control the boundaries.
This means people no longer need to sit in front of a computer watching AI work all the time.
Tasks can keep running on the Mac at home while I’m out, and I only need to intervene when necessary.
If I add an always-on Mac mini / Mac Studio in the future and connect local models, Codex, MCPX, automation, and remote servers to it, it will increasingly resemble my own AI computing node.
I now understand Personal AI OS as probably starting here:
It’s not about installing a few more AI apps,
but about giving AI the ability to truly take over some ongoing work, while people only show up where they add the most value.