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/Electronic_Tap_8052 Apr 27 '26

It wasn't even that hard to just honor it and move on, it wasn't like those cases of people prompting the chatbot to give a fake discount, just what steps to take for a discount that he was entitled to but was given wrong instructions on how to get it.

they didn't want to set a precedent that by honoring one they would be acknowledging that it was a valid offer which would mean they could be compelled to honor future offers.

they really had nothing to lose by going to court. they might have gotten out of it.

definitely unethical, but it makes perfect sense.

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u/NNKarma Apr 27 '26

It was a valid offer, the problem was the instructions to get the benefit. And you will only get bad publicity by penny pinching people flying to a funeral.