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SwellJoe 2 hours ago [-]
Without backups, odds are good it was going to happen eventually, regardless of Claude's involvement. Yeah, it sucks, but humans make mistakes, too. And, sometimes disks fail.
Anyway, people are far too trusting of their own ability to be perfect and the models' ability to be perfect. Which is why you have to keep backups if you value your data.
fnordsensei 2 hours ago [-]
> he asks who is accountable when an AI agent causes autonomous damage
He is. On the other hand, when a tool of massive power becomes increasingly easy to use, it becomes increasingly easy to misuse, intentionally or not.
The question is if self-regulation is enough. Not that I necessarily trust legislators to know any better. But like we have observed from the world of agentic coding, sometimes two stupid things can behave as a unit of higher intelligence than the individual parts.
graemep 1 hours ago [-]
This looks like privately funded educational not for profit. How would that be appropriately regulated?
netsharc 48 minutes ago [-]
I want to laugh at an "IT professional" not doing backups, but hmm, the article turned to a mirror...
andrewstuart 1 hours ago [-]
Let me rephrase that for you:
“When the owners of Bengaluru heritage work failed to back up their previous work, it was lost when accidentally deleted”
Do you notice something? Pay close attention to the detail. It’s hard to spot….. I did not blame AI/Claude.
Anyway, people are far too trusting of their own ability to be perfect and the models' ability to be perfect. Which is why you have to keep backups if you value your data.
He is. On the other hand, when a tool of massive power becomes increasingly easy to use, it becomes increasingly easy to misuse, intentionally or not.
The question is if self-regulation is enough. Not that I necessarily trust legislators to know any better. But like we have observed from the world of agentic coding, sometimes two stupid things can behave as a unit of higher intelligence than the individual parts.
“When the owners of Bengaluru heritage work failed to back up their previous work, it was lost when accidentally deleted”
Do you notice something? Pay close attention to the detail. It’s hard to spot….. I did not blame AI/Claude.