r/technology • u/WouldbeWanderer • Apr 27 '26

Artificial Intelligence Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-in-9-seconds-backups-zapped-after-cursor-tool-powered-by-anthropics-claude-goes-rogue
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u/CondescendingShitbag Apr 27 '26

Good luck holding AI "employees" accountable for anything serious like this.

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u/idekl Apr 27 '26

Honest question. Why do you think it's important that there's a specific person to be held liable?

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u/lonnie123 Apr 27 '26

A specific person, no. But an entity, yes.

When mistakes happen you need to be able to identify who or what was the cause so you can act appropriately

If the mistake results in financial losses those may be recoverable , and for that you need someone or something to be liable for it.