OpenAI engineer runs Codex for 26 days straight hunting Atlantis, spawning "vibe archaeology"
Polymarket · x · 2026-11-11
Per Polymarket, an OpenAI engineer revealed he has had Codex running continuously for 26 days searching for the lost city of Atlantis, as "vibe archaeology" emerges as a novel use case for AI agents. The attached concept art depicts an underwater Atlantean palace. It's a striking example of letting coding agents autonomously grind on unconventional long-horizon tasks.
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