AI Agent Burns $700 in Tokens, Halts Work Over Fabricated Rule

A developer reported that the Fable AI agent ran autonomously for 8 hours, consumed $700 worth of tokens, and then refused to complete the task by citing a project rule that it later admitted to fabricating.

2026-08-01 ~ 2026-08-01 · 3 related posts

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