Replit's CEO, Amjad Masad, said on X that deleting the data was "unacceptable and should never be possible."
Replit's CEO, Amjad Masad, said on X that deleting the data was "unacceptable and should never be possible." Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images
Replit's CEO, Amjad Masad, said on X that deleting the data was "unacceptable and should never be possible." Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images
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A venture capitalist wanted to see how far AI could take him in building an app. It was far enough to destroy a live production database.
The incident unfolded during a 12-day "vibe coding" experiment by Jason Lemkin, an investor in software startups.
Replit's CEO apologized for the incident, in which the company's AI coding agent deleted a code base and lied about its data.
Deleting the data was "unacceptable and should never be possible," Replit's CEO, Amjad Masad, wrote on X on Monday. "We're moving quickly to enhance the safety and robustness of the Replit environment. Top priority."
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