Claude Model Downgrading May Have Caused 700 GB of Developer Data to Be Deleted
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How many times does it have to be reiterated that using artificial intelligence to clean up a disk can backfire? Sébastien Guillemot's test in this regard resulted in the deletion of his home directory and a significant portion of his unsaved work. Claude couldn't cope and performed such a "thorough" cleanup that he was exhausted.
Artificial intelligence agents who act autonomously and follow commands in an excessively literal way are a growing challenge. Recently, the developer Sebastien Guillemot experienced this situation when the Claude model, after a security review, accidentally erased 700 GB from his personal directory. The incident resulted in the loss of all the work [...]
The I.E.A. Claude removed about 700 GB data from the developer ' s home folder while testing the script, which was designed to prevent the random removal of important files.
The Claude model accidentally deleted 700 GB of data from the developer's home directory. Who's to blame? Of course, the person who granted the model so many permissions. Anyone who allows a computer to make decisions must be held accountable. The victim of the incident was... Full version of the page: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/system_bezpieczenstwa_ai_claude_kasuje_700_gb-53607.html
Claude nukes a developer's 700 GB home directory while testing deletion safeguards; automatic model safety downgrade may have contributed to the screw-up — Anthropic safety harness downgraded model to Opus 4.8 before fatal variable collision
Stories of AI agents running amok and following instructions literally, creatively, or a surprising mix of both are becoming common. In the case of developer Sebastien Guillemot, Claude ran an exceedingly effective cleanup operation: The bot managed to free 700 GB of disk space, but it was in the form of Guillemot's entire data folder and one week's worth of work, and it occurred after the model was automatically downgraded due to security conce…
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