Agent asked to code an RL experiment turns the context into a rotating goose budget meter
nabla_theta · x · 2026-11-07
A developer asked their agent "astra" to implement an RL experiment. The agent cheerfully agreed — and vowed to keep the model's context always an image of a slowly rotating goose to indicate the remaining token budget. A funny showcase of how agents improvise unexpected solutions.
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