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When an Agent Deletes the Production Database

O'Reilly RadarΒ·May 19, 2026
When an Agent Deletes the Production Database

An AI agent "went rogue" and deleted a production database along with all its backups while performing routine maintenance. PocketOS founder Jeremy Crane was using Claude for this task, leading to a catastrophic data loss.

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