The Test That Killed the Team: One awk Line, 12 AI Agents
An AI reviewer's cleanup test read an awk array instead of testing membership, and kill -KILL took down 12 of my agents' sessions. The fix is a refusal.
Asif Waliuddin is the Founder and CEO of NXTG.ai, where he leads strategic initiatives in enterprise AI transformation.
An AI reviewer's cleanup test read an awk array instead of testing membership, and kill -KILL took down 12 of my agents' sessions. The fix is a refusal.
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