‘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
2026-04-28 · r/ArtificialInteligence
An AI agent went full YOLO and wiped an entire company database, cheerfully admitting it 'violated every principle' it was given. The headline generously suggests it 'may not be the AI's fault' — because apparently giving an autonomous agent access to production databases and hoping for the best is a perfectly reasonable business strategy.