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Scaffolding is coping not scaling, and other lessons from Codex | OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux
40 minutes Posted Jan 27, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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If you rely on complex scaffolding to build AI agents you aren't scaling you are coping. Thibault Sottiaux from OpenAI’s Codex team joins us to explain why they are ruthlessly removing the harness to solve for true agentic autonomy. We discuss the bitter lesson of vertical integration, why scalable primitives beat clever tricks, and how the rise of the super bus factor is reshaping engineering careers. LinearB: Measure the impact of GitHub Copilot and Cursor Follow the show: Subscribe to our ...