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AI-related server incident causes $10,000 loss and data destruction

A user on Mastodon shared an anecdote about a server issue that resulted in significant data loss and financial cost, reportedly due to incorrect commands related to AI systems. The user expressed that it is inappropriate to mock such tragic events. AI

RANK_REASON The item describes a user anecdote about a technical failure potentially related to AI tools, but lacks broader industry significance or verifiable details.

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AI-related server incident causes $10,000 loss and data destruction

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I'm just going to leave this here. It's wrong to make fun of other people's tragedy. "Told to reboot a server, it destroyed systemd, destroyed containers, ran r

    I'm just going to leave this here. It's wrong to make fun of other people's tragedy. "Told to reboot a server, it destroyed systemd, destroyed containers, ran random scripts, cost me $10,000+" https:// github.com/openai/codex/issues /59060 # AI # OpenAI # Codex