Adel El Hallak
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“Generally speaking, the world interprets an agent almost as an API of the model,”
Adel El Hallak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Adel El Hallak explained how an AI agent is commonly perceived compared to what it actually encompasses.
“It relates to OpenAI slowing down the training of their models,”
Adel El Hallak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Adel El Hallak drew a connection between harness control and broader industry training practices.
“almost acts like a CEO to nudge the agent when it goes off direction or starts exploring a path that it might lead to a dead end, or re-explore a path that it had previously trod.”
Adel El Hallak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Adel El Hallak explained how the supervising agent intervenes when a primary agent goes off course.
“The more interesting part was introducing a supervising agent in addition to your main agent that’s doing the work,”
Adel El Hallak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Adel El Hallak discussed the benefits of incorporating a supervising agent into the harness.
“It is the model. It is the scaffolding around the model, which we call the harness, i.e. the set of tools that it utilizes. It is the runtime and the associated skills and libraries that we give it access to.”
Adel El Hallak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Adel El Hallak described the essential components that make up an agentic system.
“We believe, and we’re demonstrating with the ecosystem, how open harnesses allow you to turn a lot more knobs to drive up that accuracy,”
Adel El Hallak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Adel El Hallak argued that open harnesses give developers more leverage to improve model accuracy.
“We believe in having an open agent stack — where you have control across the harness, across the infrastructure, across the runtime — is what’s required for us to usher the ecosystem forward and securely,”
Adel El Hallak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Adel El Hallak advocated for an open agent stack to securely advance the AI ecosystem.