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GPT 5.4 First Test Results
28min•Mar 6, 2026
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GPT 5.4 just dropped and the early consensus is clear — this is the most substantial OpenAI release in recent memory, with massive jumps in computer use, professional work tasks, and coding efficiency. NLW goes hands-on building a real project with 5.4 and Codex to see where the hype holds up and where it breaks down. Brought to you by: KPMG – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at www.kpmg.us/Navigate Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at https://mercury.com/personal-banking Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? https://blitzy.com/ Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/ AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - https://www.assemblyai.com/brief LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/ Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/ The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. sponsors@aidailybrief.ai