Peter Yang (@petergyang)

I'm feeling spicy tonight so let me just say it: I think Opus 4.6 was the Opus model with the best personality and writing style. Something's off with Opus 5 - it tends to give me overly long replies, use Claude-speak way too much (e.g., "here's the honest truth"), and is too judgemental. Opus used to be a joy to talk to like a trusted friend. Not so much anymore.

“The only job left is to understand what you don't like, put it into words, and tell the AI.” Here’s my new episode with @jxnlco (DevEx at OpenAI) where he showed me how he uses Codex throughout his workday, including how to: → Set up a chief of staff for Slack and email → Turn past sessions into new AI skills → Give long-running projects verifiable goals Some example Codex use cases from Jason: “I want you to read the past week of Slack messages I’ve written and make a skill to figure out how to talk like me.” “Turn this thread into a heartbeat. I want you to check my emails, my Slack, my Linear, and tell me what I need to prioritize.” “Codex can find a booking ticket and check into the flight for me and text me the boarding pass to my phone.” Jason wrote the official OpenAI handbook on how to get the most out of Codex, so don’t miss this episode. 📌 Watch now: Thanks to our sponsors: @RiversidedotFM: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video Google AI Studio: Build apps with Nano Banana, and more

I've spent way too long testing OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini as my personal agent. The truth is, nobody has won this race yet. Here's my new deep dive with my honest take on where each product stands, plus the personal agent stack I use right now. 📌 Read now: