OpenAI Codex bombards SSDs with needless write operations, costing millions

OpenAI's Codex AI model is causing excessive write operations on SSDs due to a clumsy logging implementation, leading to millions of dollars in unnecessary costs. The issue stems from the model's inefficient data storage practices, which disregard cost implications.

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