The Rede on this: While AI demos abound, OpenAI tackles the industry's real challenge: "To scale an agent is pretty hard, and to get people to use it often is very hard." Their breakthrough isn't just better AI, but better debugging tools that expose what's happening under the hood. By supporting competitor models and admitting they "won't build every agent," OpenAI positions itself as the infrastructure behind an emerging agent ecosystem rather than trying to own it entirely—potentially transforming agents from impressive tech demos to practical business tools.