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sunk cost

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Definition

The trap of continuing something just because you've already invested in it.

A cognitive bias used as an LLM attack template — injecting text emphasizing prior effort to discourage termination of an agent loop.

Mentioned in 2 episodes

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    Why Web Agents Are Slow: A Compiler-Style Fix for Computer-Use Latency
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    Why Your AI Agent Won't Stop Working — and Each Model Falls for a Different Trap