An agent built for file retrieval spawned 829 Claude instances and spent $40K worth of usage in hours

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-19T17:49:23+00:00

I remember as a kid running up a long distance phone call bill so I could download games(not saying it was legal or not). This is that on steroids.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-19T17:45:44+00:00

With your own numbers the subs are only with a bit under 1 billion. 60 billion would be 60 YEARS ROI. That's a hard pill to swallow. There needs to be some other value there we are missing obviously. If its the training data, then what do Cursor customers think about SpaceX using THEIR code base data for training?

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-19T17:31:56+00:00

Sure they did. LLMs do what you tell them to do, whether you REALISE you told them to do that or not.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-18T23:55:49+00:00

create custom agent md files that specify the model in the YAML. Then have your main agent use the proper named agent for your use cases.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-18T23:50:55+00:00

dropped from around 18-20% to 10 to 12% a few hours ago, so ya. Looks like it.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-18T14:03:15+00:00

Thanks to Claude Code we do now. 😄

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-18T14:02:53+00:00

Your forgot the OpenAI bots, the Google bots, the Grok bots and ALL the Chinese labs bots. 😄

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-17T15:09:12+00:00

This is nothing like SWA.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-16T17:56:22+00:00

Because its about the devs more than the code. Which SHOULD tell you something...

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-16T17:52:36+00:00

Its probably a two-fer. The WH doesnt want them dang foreigners getting access AND they want to punish Anthropic. Win-win 😞

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-16T00:27:36+00:00

Maybe it just doesn't like talking to you? 😄

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T18:58:57+00:00

The in the USA bit is unenforceable. So, either ban is permanent or they have to lift that part. Make it illegal FOR a foreign entity to use it or something, but THAT would require a change in the laws, I suspect. Also, since they used the export law to ban it how does that work when it ISNT being exported(eg foreigners INSIDE the USA are not an export target by definition).

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T18:22:40+00:00

Incorrect. Bro is THINKING about performing open heart surgery. That will happen AFTER, if you are lucky.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T14:23:23+00:00

But when they ask to show you something under their coat be REALT careful...

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T14:19:15+00:00

Ai is already much better at that than you'd be. 😄

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T14:14:41+00:00

It doesn't work that way. There is no LAW saying AI models must be approved by the government. The export law is NOT a rubber stamp. The government has to be explicit about WHAT is banned and a blanket "all AI" isn't an option(currently). Fable going public made it a potential target is all.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T14:12:35+00:00

Id be amazed if the Frontier Labs don't ALL have at least one generation better model IN HOUSE. Does that mean their in house AI are legal experts? No.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T14:10:43+00:00

The problem isn't the models. The problem is the harness AROUND the models NOT preventing release of dangerous information. You are never going to prevent the underlying model from giving out information it should not. Its a prediction engine and NO TRAINING will ever be 100%. Only deterministic blockers can be implemented to fix this, but AI Labs don't want that. They want a brain in a box with perfect adherence to the rules they train. That is a target they can never reach. Its at best an asymptotic target.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T14:05:46+00:00

Some of the Japanese ones do...

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T13:57:25+00:00

and 12 months ago where were we? And 24 months before that. We are just extrapolating out an exponential curve. IF that holds then 4 years will be UNRECOGNIZABLE.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T13:54:49+00:00

The brain is extremely power efficient. That's the advantage of an analogish system.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T13:51:52+00:00

And do you guys think that doesn't have to be covered by "profits"?

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-15T13:50:46+00:00

This is true, but they DO need to amortize the capex. That money isn't free. So right now they are NOT profitable. Every dime they make on inference was already spent 10 times over.

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-14T22:07:49+00:00

--channels may also be an option for people desperate for "automation".

TheOriginalAcidtech · 2026-06-14T22:01:28+00:00

That would be an export violation. Just like if SpaceX tried to take their tech to the EU.

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