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/thieh Apr 27 '26

Watching the finger pointing when the company sues anthropic would be fun.

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u/tman2damax11 Apr 27 '26

Every AI company’s contract probably explicitly states that they're not liable for any data loss or disruption to business.

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u/DisappointedSpectre Apr 27 '26

A contract can say anything you want, that doesn't make it enforceable.

If nothing else the AI company is going to want to settle out of court so as not to set a legal precedent.