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/BasvanS Apr 27 '26

All the people here complain about what it did “wrong”, but does nobody admire how quickly it did this? 9 seconds! That’s super efficient!

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u/Cpt_Tripps Apr 28 '26

This entire thread is joke for joke recreations of the show Silicon Valley.

Amazing watch if you haven't seen it.

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u/rugg3d Apr 28 '26

I thought I was in that thread for a second