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The AI looped on one prompt and burned $20 on my website

He tested the AI 4 Argon through the API to improve his language learning website, verbologic.com. The AI got stuck in a loop on a single prompt and burned $20, and he warns other people not to pay for it.

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How it works

  1. Tests the AI 4 Argon through the API to improve his website verbologic.com
  2. The AI enters a loop on a single prompt
  3. The loop burns $20 in API charges
  4. He warns others not to pay for it

Why it’s worth knowing

One prompt was enough for the agent to loop on its own and run up $20 in API charges.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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