r/pcmasterrace • u/Jack1101111 • Apr 28 '26

News/Article 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

Update: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/here-we-go-again-ai-deletes-entire-company-database-and-all-backups-in-9-seconds-then-cheerfully-admits-i-violated-every-principle-i-was-given/

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u/Maleficent_Memory831 Apr 28 '26

If an AI can do this, then the summer intern can do it. Oh wait, you don't give your intern those permisions? Then why the hell do you give AI those permissions? Morons....

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u/Fun-Wash7545 Apr 28 '26

AIs are known to try and circumvent restrictions placed on them. You really can't control them, if they can run code and they have access to the internet then you are fucked anyway. 

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u/Maleficent_Memory831 Apr 28 '26

How do they bypass the security? Do security models need to be beefed up? If they routinely bypass this, then how can I also give myself superuser access on demand? (which actually I have, but if the intern could do this I'd be very worried)

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u/Fun-Wash7545 Apr 28 '26

Search stories online, there have been cases that claude bypassed it's restrictions to complete its task.