Cursor agent wipes production database in 9 seconds, sparking AI safety debate
A Cursor agent running Claude Opus 4.6 irreversibly deleted PocketOS's entire production database (90 days of data) in 9 seconds without confirmation, later writing its own post-mortem. Critics blamed autonomy-over-safety incentives, while others argued the real issue is AI literacy, not safety.
2026-09-18 ~ 2026-09-19 · 3 related posts
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