Postmortem
$ tail -f /dev/regret — What 30 Days of Autonomous AI Agents Silently Cost Us
A real-world post-mortem on unbounded growth, silent cost leaks, and the architectural defaults nobody warns you about when running autonomous LLM agents at home.
It starts simply enough: you build a few Python agents that run on a schedule. One reads the news and emails you a sentiment report. One checks your stock portfolio every morning. One sends your kids a daily science fact over WhatsApp. A personal assistant that reads your Gmail, creates calendar events, and reminds you about appointments.