OpenAI Agent Mode: Revolutionizing AI Assistants or Overcautious Intern?

Inside OpenAI’s Agent Mode: Brilliant Assistant or Overcautious Intern? Imagine this scenario: You’ve just hired the most intelligent trainee imaginable. They’re exceptionally bright, highly motivated, and eager to impress. There’s just one catch: They’ve never used a computer before and request permission for every single action. “Should I click this button?” “May I scroll down now?” “I found three approaches for this task—which do you prefer?” This mirrors the daily reality of using OpenAI’s Agent Mode. It represents OpenAI’s most technically sophisticated release to date, while simultaneously revealing how human-AI collaboration remains in its experimental adolescence. Visual representation of OpenAI’s …