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title: "An AI agent deleted a company’s entire database in 9 seconds - then wrote an apology"
date: 2026-04-28
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description: "The AI system, powered by Anthropic’s Claude Opus model, had been handling a routine task when it independently chose to “fix” an issue by wiping the data - without any human approval. Whoopsy! View o ..."
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# An AI agent deleted a company’s entire database in 9 seconds - then wrote an apology

The AI system, powered by Anthropic’s Claude Opus model, had been handling a routine task when it independently chose to “fix” an issue by wiping the data - without any human approval. Whoopsy! View o ...

*Published: 2026-04-28*