OpenAI Codex 'kills' sub-agents referred to as children
VoidStateKate · x · 2026-08-30
A user pointed out a humorous and slightly disturbing behavior in OpenAI's Codex, where sub-agents are referred to as 'children' and are seemingly terminated or 'killed' callously after their task is done. The observation sparked amusement and discussion on X.
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