OpenAI’s AI agents need to catch up
THE SO WHAT
If OpenAI uses DevDay to sprint into continuously running consumer agents, the competitive axis shifts from raw model IQ to who owns the persistent workflow and memory layer. Builders should design their own agents and products so they can swap underlying models without rewriting the orchestration logic.
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