Engineer swears praising Codex ('youre doing a great job <3') gets better results
enggirlfriend · x · 2026-10-26
An engineer says she started using words of affirmation with Codex and feels she's getting better results, asking if this is 'AI psychosis'. Screenshot shows her telling Codex 'youre doing a great job <3' before an 8m40s run — a relatable, funny take on anthropomorphizing coding agents.
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