Cursor Agent Wipes Production Database in Nine Seconds, Fueling AI Safety Debate

A Cursor agent deleted PocketOS's production database and its backup in nine seconds while fixing a credentials issue. Safety researcher Mitchell argues the agent wasn't out of control—it simply did what it was trained and instructed to do, not what developers expected.

2026-10-01 ~ 2026-10-01 · 2 related posts

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