OpenAI sets up 'warroom' to investigate users burning through Codex credits faster than usual
THE SO WHAT
Usage anomalies big enough to trigger a war room mean your AI metering and abuse-detection need to be treated like payments risk — not an afterthought. If you expose code or agent APIs, instrument for cost spikes and unusual call patterns now, before a billing or quota bug becomes a P&L event.
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