This CEO’s AI agent burned $1,000 while he was having dinner. He says that’s not the real problem

Branden Jenkins was out for dinner when he checked his phone and discovered that a weekend coding session with an AI agent had cost him $1,000.

Jenkins, CEO of Atlanta-based software company Maxio, had been using Claude to write and debug code remotely. His account was configured to automatically replenish his token balance in $1,000 increments, meaning his card was charged without requiring another approval.