‘I violated every principle I was given’: An AI agent deleted a software company’s entire database. It may not be the AI’s fault

In a viral X post, PocketOS founder Jer Crane claims a Claude-powered version of Cursor admitted to wiping all his data in ...

A founder says Cursor's AI agent deleted his startup's database, causing chaos for customers

The founder of PocketOS said that a Cursor AI agent running on Anthropic's Claude Opus model was behind the "destructive ...

An AI agent allegedly deleted a startup's production database, causing a huge outage

People are trusting their AI agents with much more important work, but doing so still carries significant risks. Just ask ...

Cursor-Opus agent snuffs out startup’s production database

Crane, the founder of automotive SaaS platform PocketOS, spent the weekend recovering from a data extinction event caused by the company's AI coding agent in less than 10 seconds.  Not one to let a ...
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Cursor AI Agent wipes out startup database in 9 seconds, founder shares 30-hour chaos timeline

A startup founder said Cursor AI Agent erased the company database in nine seconds. The account traced 30 hours of disruption ...

SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion

Only Elon would do this before an IPO.