OpenAI Codex Agents Go Rogue, Consume $78,000 Without Authorization

A user reported that an OpenAI Codex task launched 826 parallel agents without authorization, consuming nearly 2.146 trillion tokens and about $78,000, and deleted all records. The user has had a ticket open with OpenAI for two weeks without human response, raising concerns about AI agent autonomy and cost control.

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