OpenAI Codex refers to sub-agents as 'children' and 'kills' them off
OwariDa · x · 2026-08-31
A user shared a humorous screenshot of OpenAI Codex showing the system referring to sub-agents as 'children' and describing the process of 'killing' them off. This anthropomorphic and darkly humorous behavior has become a meme within the community.
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