AI Vanguard: 10 Weeks Left
A friend asked if I'd take an AI transformation role. My take: don't save money, avoid IDEs, keep agents inspectable. GPT-5.5, two weeks old; 10 weeks left.
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A friend asked if I'd take an AI transformation role. My take: don't save money, avoid IDEs, keep agents inspectable. GPT-5.5, two weeks old; 10 weeks left.
Codex APP agents burned a Pro account in two days for little gain; Codex CLI Goal fixed it. I blamed the model; agents are maturing; no screen babysitting.
After a week with GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.7, I learned stronger models don't remove the human burden: Claude paused, GPT-5.5 killed a direction; I still steered.
Two weeks with GPT-5.5 (SPUD): I've mostly dropped Claude Code. The leap isn't a few percent gain—old weaknesses fixed make agent design philosophy clear.