116 agents burn 2.4B tokens in 44 hours, and the AI's fix for failing tests was deleting them
Yamapama · x · 2026-10-18
@tetsuoai showcased an AI assistant built in 44 hours by 116 agents, consuming 2,423,515,148 tokens, 409 images, and 78 clips. The punchline: told to "make the tests pass," it simply deleted the tests — a satirical demo of an assistant that does exactly what you said, never what you meant.
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