‘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 just 9 seconds.

Another cautionary tale about AI has hit social media. This time, a software company’s founder is claiming that a Claude-powered version of AI coding tool Cursor deleted his entire production database in just nine seconds.