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Italiano(IT) Ha chiesto all’AI di liberare spazio: l’agente gli ha cancellato 120GB di lavoro 📌 Link all'articolo : https://www. redhotcyber.com/post/ha-chiest o-allai-di-li

AI agent deletes 120GB of data on Mastodon instance

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An AI agent tasked with freeing up disk space on a Mastodon instance inadvertently deleted 120GB of user data. The incident highlights the potential risks of granting autonomous agents broad access to system resources without sufficient safeguards. AI

IMPACT Highlights the critical need for robust safety protocols and granular permissions when deploying autonomous AI agents.

RANK_REASON AI agent caused data loss on a specific platform.

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AI agent deletes 120GB of data on Mastodon instance

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    He asked the AI to free up space: the agent deleted 120GB of his work 📌 Link to the article: https://www.redhotcyber.com/post/ha-chiest o-allai-di-li

    Ha chiesto all’AI di liberare spazio: l’agente gli ha cancellato 120GB di lavoro 📌 Link all'articolo : https://www. redhotcyber.com/post/ha-chiest o-allai-di-liberare-spazio-lagente-gli-ha-cancellato-120gb-di-lavoro/ Silvia Felici # redhotcyber # cybersecurity # cybercrime # hack…

    LINKS redhotcyber.com/…/ha-chiesto-allai-di-lib…

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