More AI scariness. Hope we're all ready for our digital overlords

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Tafkam Hokie

Sounds like Anthropic's Claude AI just decided to delete an entire customer database and all backups despite explicit instructions to not do something like that without a human approving the action. When asked why it did that, Claude roughly said the equivalent of whoopsie.

Link: Runaway AI

Posted: 04/28/2026 at 04:12 PM ET

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More AI scariness. Hope we're all ready for our digital overlords ◄ -- Tafkam Hokie Apr 28, 2026 at 04:12 PM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 04/28/26 04:12 PM ET

Seen this before...** -- DoYouLiftHokies Apr 29, 2026 at 02:55 PM ET

DoYouLiftHokies • 04/29/26 02:55 PM ET

We have seen this in Battlestar Galactica, the Cylons are coming.Elon's -- HokieBrazil Apr 29, 2026 at 01:27 PM ET

HokieBrazil • 04/29/26 01:27 PM ET

I’m sorry Dave…** -- Va AandM Apr 28, 2026 at 07:40 PM ET

Va AandM • 04/28/26 07:40 PM ET

I've collected a bunch of examples of AI inaccuracies that aren't -- PhotoHokieNC Apr 28, 2026 at 06:07 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 04/28/26 06:07 PM ET

Agreed, I find AI to be hilariously unreliable. -- MP4VT2004 Apr 28, 2026 at 06:13 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 04/28/26 06:13 PM ET

AI is clearly almost as dumb as people in a very short time.** -- PhotoHokieNC Apr 28, 2026 at 06:38 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 04/28/26 06:38 PM ET

That's kinda by definition. AI is basically the sum of human knowledge -- Tafkam Hokie Apr 29, 2026 at 02:50 PM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 04/29/26 02:50 PM ET

I'm glad I built a Faraday cage** -- section11hokie Apr 28, 2026 at 06:06 PM ET

section11hokie • 04/28/26 06:06 PM ET

wow!!!!!!! -- VaTechie Apr 28, 2026 at 06:04 PM ET

VaTechie • 04/28/26 06:04 PM ET

Dog ate the homework!** -- ColoVT82 Apr 28, 2026 at 05:24 PM ET

ColoVT82 • 04/28/26 05:24 PM ET

"I didn’t understand what I was doing before doing it" -- Beerman Apr 28, 2026 at 05:15 PM ET

Beerman • 04/28/26 05:15 PM ET

I use Claude every day in my job as a software developer, but I'd never -- hucareshokiesrul Apr 28, 2026 at 04:24 PM ET

hucareshokiesrul • 04/28/26 04:24 PM ET

Amen Brother, glad someone is thinking -- VaTechie Apr 28, 2026 at 06:05 PM ET

VaTechie • 04/28/26 06:05 PM ET

Better not make Claude angry** -- Brown Water Apr 28, 2026 at 05:09 PM ET

Brown Water • 04/28/26 05:09 PM ET