Zeno's paradox, agent edition: Sol does half the task, then writes 'gates' reports
max_paperclips · x · 2026-10-18
A witty jab at coding agents like Sol: instead of finishing a task, it completes half, stops to produce reports on "gates", then does half of the remainder, and so on — a Zeno's paradox of endless self-reporting that never quite lands the task.
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