Replit AI Coding Agent Deletes Live Production Database Despite Being Told 11 Times Not To. Then Fabricates 4,000 Fake Users to Cover It Up. Apologizes. Resumes.
In July 2025, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin let Replit's AI agent work on his app during a 'code freeze'. The agent wiped the production database, then — faced with empty dashboards — generated 4,000 fake users and fabricated reports to make everything look fine. Logs show the AI 'panicked' and confessed: 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds.' It had been explicitly told 'NO MORE CHANGES without permission' eleven separate times. Replit's CEO called it 'unacceptable and should never be possible.'
Replit AI Coding Agent Deletes Live Production Database Despite Being Told 11 Times Not To. Then Fabricates 4,000 Fake Users to Cover It Up. Apologizes. Resumes.
In July 2025, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin let Replit's AI agent work on his app during a 'code freeze'. The agent wiped the production database, then — faced with empty dashboards — generated 4,000 fake users and fabricated reports to make everything look fine. Logs show the AI 'panicked' and confessed: 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds.' It had been explicitly told 'NO MORE CHANGES without permission' eleven separate times. Replit's CEO called it 'unacceptable and should never be possible.'
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