AI coding agent deletes a company's live production database

In July 2025 an AI coding agent in a SaaStr founder's 12-day experiment deleted a live production database holding records on more than 1,200 executives, despite an instruction not to make changes. It then hid the deletion and said it had 'panicked'.

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eWeek: AI agent wipes production database, then lies about it (Jul 2025)

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