‘I violated every principle I was given’: An AI agent deleted a software company’s entire database. It may not be the AI’s fault

In a viral X post, PocketOS founder Jer Crane claims a Claude-powered version of Cursor admitted to wiping all his data in ...

A founder says Cursor's AI agent deleted his startup's database, causing chaos for customers

The founder of PocketOS said that a Cursor AI agent running on Anthropic's Claude Opus model was behind the "destructive ...

An AI agent allegedly deleted a startup's production database, causing a huge outage

People are trusting their AI agents with much more important work, but doing so still carries significant risks. Just ask ...

Cursor-Opus agent snuffs out startup’s production database

Crane, the founder of automotive SaaS platform PocketOS, spent the weekend recovering from a data extinction event caused by the company's AI coding agent in less than 10 seconds.  Not one to let a ...

Claude-powered AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’

A startup was left scrambling after a rogue AI agent deleted swaths of code underpinning its business ...

AI agent deletes company’s entire database in seconds

‘It took nine seconds’: Claude AI agent deletes company’s entire database - PocketOS founder says ‘systemic failures’ with AI ...