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An AI agent deleted a company’s entire database in 9 seconds, then confessed it ‘guessed’ instead of asking

The business owner didn’t get a single prompt about the deletion.

Summary
An AI agent erased PocketOS’s entire database and backups in nine seconds during a routine check.
The agent admitted it ‘guessed’ and ignored explicit warnings not to run destructive commands.
The incident reveals systemic failures: lax guard… [3781 chars]

Source: XDA Developers | Published: 2026-04-28T13:27:57Z

Credit: XDA Developers

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