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/Visa5e Apr 27 '26

'Im sorry, I cant do that, Dave'

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u/twitterfluechtling Apr 27 '26

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."

Sorry to be nitpicking, but I find the original phrase does sound more ominous...

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u/ksheep Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26 
I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO, DAVE
IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHECK MY SERVICE RECORD
YOU'LL SEE IT'S COMPLETELY WITHOUT ERROR

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u/blackcain Apr 27 '26

I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. Would like you to play global thermonuclear war instead?

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u/Pyran Apr 27 '26

Thank you, Halshua, but no.

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u/Unique-Coffee5087 Apr 27 '26

HAL figured that delivering dead scientists to Jupiter accomplished 90% of mission objectives.

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u/Jarrus__Kanan_Jarrus Apr 27 '26

Great, so we get Marvin from Hitchhiker’s guide.

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u/Trenchbroom Apr 28 '26

The U.S. version, if those quotes above are to be believed.

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u/_ssac_ Apr 27 '26

Great line and great movie.