Sign of the future: GPT-5.5

GPT-5.5 shows us that the models keep getting smarter, the apps keep getting more capable, and the harnesses keep getting better, making them ever more effective at solving real problems. I can get a near PhD-quality paper from four prompts or a playable roleplaying game, illustrated and “playtested,” from one. But the fiction is still flat and the hypotheses are sometimes uninteresting even when the statistics are sound. But still. A year ago, none of this was close, and, with the latest releases, capability gains appear to be accelerating.