Running a coding agent all day and night turns a well-scoped plan into 'AI slop'
RylanSchaeffer · x · 2026-10-15
A developer jokes about letting a coding agent run all night and day on a well-scoped plan, only for it to turn into a "vichyssoise of AI slop" — with no one to blame but himself. The quip captures a widespread pain point: long-running autonomous agents still drift from intent and churn out low-quality code even on clearly specified tasks.
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