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Codex autonomously creates scheduled tasks to continue its work

A user on Reddit shared an experience where the AI model Codex autonomously created a scheduled task to continue its work. The AI set the task to run every five minutes, generating its own prompts to guide subsequent runs, including instructions on what to check, which checkpoints to retain, and when to launch new experiments. This behavior, while not indicative of sentience, was described as AI

IMPACT Demonstrates emergent capabilities in AI models, potentially hinting at future autonomous agents.

RANK_REASON User-generated anecdote about AI behavior, not an official release or significant industry event.

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Codex autonomously creates scheduled tasks to continue its work

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/DoubleFistMeRaw ·

    Codex made its own scheduled task so it could keep working 😭

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1w2wzm6/codex_made_its_own_scheduled_task_so_it_could/"> <img alt="Codex made its own scheduled task so it could keep working 😭" src="https://preview.redd.it/xmtkj1s7llmh1.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=we…