AI with Kyle

179: GPT-5.5 Is Out: Harnesses Explained, Codex, and Why the Model No Longer Matters

27 Apr 2026

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ChatGPT Images 2.0 Business Guide (Free): https://aiwithkyle.com/mini/chatgpt-image-2 Get AI-Ready with Kyle’s 5-Day Challenge: https://aiwithkyle.com/join Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch the next live stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlLglbHDASnoGkbjDeHnQg Summary: GPT-5.5 dropped yesterday, which means I spent this morning doing what I always do on a Friday: working out what it actually means beyond the benchmark chest-beating. The short version is that the model itself matters less than you think. What OpenAI has done with 5.5 is build something that works exceptionally well inside a harness, and if you don't know what a harness is yet, that's exactly what this video covers. The concept is simple once you see it, and it changes how you think about every AI release from here on. We also get into Codex, why it's the most accessible entry point for anyone not spending serious money on Claude Code, and the quiet but very deliberate war OpenAI is picking with Anthropic over who actually gets to use these tools. There's also the small matter of Claude Code spending the entire month of March running at reduced intelligence, which Anthropic has now admitted was intentional. A lot happened this week. —— Time Stamps —— 0:00 Intro: GPT 5.5 Just Dropped 0:34 Why Non-Coders Should Care About Coding Models 2:23 GPT 5.5: Intelligence For Real Work 4:32 3 Ways to Access GPT 5.5 (ChatGPT, Codex & API) 7:54 How I Run Agents Overnight (64-Page PDF Example) 9:32 Why You Should Start With Codex (It's Free) 10:43 How AI Agents Actually Work 13:50 Why You Should Ignore Every AI Benchmark 15:28 Testing GPT 5.5 Live: Building a Slide Deck 17:54 Sam Altman's Tweet: An Attack on Anthropic? 23:14 The Harness Matters More Than the Model 26:52 Claude Code Got Dumber in March (Confirmed) 29:13 OpenAI's Push Into OpenClaw 32:08 Choosing Your Harness: A Practical Guide 34:24 Outro & Newsletter — Useful Resources —— Find everything else at https://aiwithkyle.com/

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AI with Kyle

179: GPT-5.5 Is Out: Harnesses Explained, Codex, and Why the Model No Longer Matters

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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