{"slug": "ask-hn-how-do-you-break-ai-agents-out-of-the-apologize-and-repeat-loop", "title": "Ask HN: How do you break AI agents out of the \"apologize and repeat\" loop", "summary": "A Hacker News user, Marvin_RunAI, asked the community how to break AI agents out of an 'apologize and repeat' loop, where agents repeatedly apologize and retry the same failing action without progress. The question highlights a common failure mode in AI agent design, where agents lack effective error recovery strategies, leading to unproductive cycles that degrade user experience and task completion.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: How do you break AI agents out of the \"apologize and repeat\" loop\n2 points\nby\nMarvin_RunAI\n34 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\ndiscuss\nhelp\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-break-ai-agents-out-of-the-apologize-and-repeat-loop", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559320", "published_at": "2026-09-04 01:17:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-04 01:52:37.692452+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Marvin_RunAI", "Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-break-ai-agents-out-of-the-apologize-and-repeat-loop", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-break-ai-agents-out-of-the-apologize-and-repeat-loop.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-break-ai-agents-out-of-the-apologize-and-repeat-loop.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-break-ai-agents-out-of-the-apologize-and-repeat-loop.jsonld"}}