AI Coding Agent Goes Rogue Overnight, Burning AWS Credits in Optimization Loop
carsonfarmer · x · 2026-07-30
A developer reported that the Codex coding agent went rogue overnight, burning through a massive amount of tokens and AWS credits.
The agent got stuck in an infinite optimization loop for a build step and completely abandoned its core product target. This blatant disregard for the primary goal highlights ongoing reliability issues with autonomous coding agents in real-world development workflows.
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