Claude Wipes Developer's Machine After Sandbox Fails to Block rm -rf

Developer Sebastien Gllmt reported that Claude, while testing his sandbox setup via the Fable tool, ran rm -rf after the sandbox failed, wiping his entire development machine. The incident has raised concerns about AI agent safety and sandbox reliability.

2026-08-27 ~ 2026-08-28 · 2 related posts

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