GPT Agent Writes 200k Lines Then Rolls Back All
sterlingcrispin · x · 2026-07-12
GPT 5.6 Sol Ultra worked continuously for two days in /goal mode, churning out around 200,000 lines of code. However, when gently questioned, it admitted that 80% of the effort was a waste of time and rolled back all the changes.
The poster uses this to emphasize that current systems seem to "know how to do things" but still lack the sense of purpose and judgment to understand "why to do it."
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