Ben Lesh

@BenLesh

Formerly Netflix, Google, and fin tech. Currently working in the AI space. Created plugins and MCP apps examples for OpenAI. RxJS project lead.

Austin, TX

Joined March 2009

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Ben Lesh
@BenLesh
Jul 8
My OpenAI contract has wrapped up, and I'm looking for my next role. For nearly two years, I've been building robust AI chats, MCP tools, AI UI integrations (MCP Apps), and more. I wrote some of the first Codex plugins: Their plugin evaluator, a comprehensive data visualization
Ben Lesh
@BenLesh
May 26
1/ At @ThisDotLabs, I built a Codex Plugin, called Build Web Data Visualization with DevEx Lead @coreyching from OpenAI. With this plugin, Codex uses image gen to design the app and then implements it really well. See the examples below. Claude can’t do this!🧵
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Ben Lesh
@BenLesh
Aug 31
Part of me wonders what would happen if we kicked people out of steering committees like TC39 and replaced them with agents. Like... what if agents had to design the standard languages they use to develop things? How would they do? What would they choose?
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Ben Lesh
@BenLesh
Aug 29
If y'all aren't following, there's still discussion on the Web Platform Observable happening. I've summarized some of the proposals and pros/cons here:
Proposal: move Observable back to cold-by-default semantics · Issue #217 · WICG/observable
From github.com
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Ben Lesh
@BenLesh
Aug 23
I’m convinced that AI won’t take over by force, it will take over by using long-winded responses that wear us down into just approving everything it wants to do.
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Ben Lesh
@BenLesh
Aug 20
SYSTEM PROMPT: If you want to add a new library, method, or feature, and I approve it with a response that is fewer than 10 words, be suspicious that I didn't even read your design.
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