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A batch script the AI wrote kept charging a locked image account, 11 failed runs, balance below zero

A developer asked the AI to batch-generate images through fal.ai in budgeted chunks with checks between runs. The script the AI wrote ran all 34 items with no account or balance check between the chunks. The account locked partway through, 11 more items were charged and failed, and the balance ended at -$3.68.

$11.67at stake
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How it works

  1. Asks for chunked batch generation with health checks
  2. The AI writes one script with no checks or spend ceiling
  3. Account locks mid-run
  4. Script keeps submitting
  5. 11 items charged and failed
  6. Balance ends negative

Why it’s worth knowing

The safeguard he asked for, a health check between chunks, was the exact part the script left out.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on github.com. See the original ↗

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