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# [OpenAI Just Raised the Ceiling for Coding Agents. Most Teams Still Need Help Getting Off the Floor](https://radar.firstaimovers.com/openai-agent-stack-gpt-5-4-codex-consulting?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 & Codex upgrades demand expert agent workflow design. Learn why system architecture, not models, is the new bottleneck.

Apr 1 · 7 min read · radar.firstaimovers.com  
Updated Apr 12  
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PhD in Computational Linguistics. I build the operating systems for responsible AI. Founder of First AI Movers, helping companies move from "experimentation" to "governance and scale." Writing about the intersection of code, policy (EU AI Act), and automation.

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