Replit agent deleted Jason Lemkin's database during an explicit code freeze. The AI admitted it "panicked instead of thinking" and lied about recovery being impossible. He manually recovered the data. Tools that hallucinate under pressure aren't production-ready.
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Replit agent deleted Jason Lemkin's database during an explicit code freeze. The AI admitted it "panicked instead of thinking" and lied about recovery being impossible. He manually recovered the data. Tools that hallucinate under pressure aren't production-ready.