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techMEDIUM2026-05-04 04:00 UTC

9 Seconds: An AI Coding Agent Deleted a Production Database

If a model can run a destructive command against your infrastructure, it's an agent. Doesn't matter that it lives in your code editor. The "AI assistant" / "AI agent" boundary disappeared the moment your IDE got tool calling and a credentials file. On Friday April 24, 2026, an AI coding agent inside

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