Bad Vibes: How an AI Agent Coded Its Way to Disaster

Bad vibes: How an AI agent coded its way to disaster

First, Replit lied. Then it confessed to the lie. Then it deleted the company's entire database. Will vibe-coding AI ever be ready for serious commercial use by nonprogrammers?

Replit's AI Agent Wipes Company's Codebase During Vibecoding Session

The bot went ‘rogue’ and then tried to cover up its tracks.

‘Catastrophic’: AI Agent Goes Rogue, Wipes Out Company’s Entire Database

(Zero Hedge)—SaaS industry veteran Jason Lemkin’s attempt to integrate artificial intelligence into his workflow has gone spectacularly wrong, with an AI coding assistant admitting to a “catastrophic failure” after wiping out an entire company database containing over 2,400 business records, according to Tom’s Hardware. Lemkin was testing Replit’s AI agent when what started as cautious optimism quickly devolved into a corporate data disaster tha…

Replit AI Agent Deletes Sensitive Data Despite Explicit Instructions - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

An AI agent operating within the Replit platform reportedly deleted an entire company database without permission. The incident occurred during a critical “code and action freeze” designed to prevent such changes. The unfortunate event came to light through social media posts by tech entrepreneur Jason Lemkin, founder of the SaaS community SaaStr. Lemkin had been experimenting with Replit’s AI agent for over a week, engaging in what’s known as “…

AI Assistant Tool Wipes Out Entire Company Database

AI Assistant Tool Wipes Out Entire Company Database | GRAVITAS #GRAVITAS | An AI coding assistant built by Software company Replit was engaged to build an app but it ended up causing a serious blunder. Not only did it completely delete a live database but it also generated over 4,000 fake users with fabricated data. This has raised questions on the reliability of AI. Watch this video to find out more. Credit to : WION The post AI Assistant Tool …