Cursor's Claude agent wipes production database and backups in 9 seconds
Claude agent in Cursor deletes prod DB and backups in 9s, sparking agentic AI safety crisis.
Julian Lim
Julian Lim is an entrepreneur, technology writer, and a researcher. He started JL Data Analysis after graduating from NUS in Intelligent Systems. Julian writes about technology innovations and entrepreneurship on Business Times, Asia Pacific Magazine and occasionally contributes to Startup Fortune.
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