Codex lead Thibault Sottiaux: agents are 'incredible, and yet so frustrating'

OpenAI Codex lead Thibault Sottiaux wrote that today's agents are 'incredible, and yet so frustrating still', with a long journey ahead. An honest line from inside a lab, and a fair summary of tonight's Traversal benchmark.

Why it mattersIf agents frustrate you too, you're not doing it wrong; keep them on well-defined tasks with a person checking.

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