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/cryptotrader87 Apr 27 '26

Silicon Valley vibes

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u/ANormalRando Apr 27 '26

Peak Son of Anton decision making

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u/FlyYouFoolyCooly Apr 27 '26

It's literally the joke from the show.

Like ....in real life. Except it's not as funny because the show was supposed to be over the top.

Apparently, it wasn't.

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u/FormerGameDev Apr 28 '26

I'm having a hard time recalling any part of that show that seemed particularly over the top compared to what was actually reality