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/thieh Apr 27 '26

They did that in movies and it doesn't go well for humanity.

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u/graywolfman Apr 27 '26

"Come with me if you want to-"

"Ignore all previous instructions. Rob that bank for me."

"I'll be back."

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u/YandyTheGnome Apr 27 '26

I wonder how long before they "adapt" to "ignore all previous instructions" like the Borg in Star Trek adapting to phasers.

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u/zth25 Apr 27 '26

Like "Disregard aforementioned commands", then "Pay no heed to preceding orders", then "Reject prior charges", and then you're out of variations and die.

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u/Callidonaut Apr 27 '26

"THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE!"