Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore

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Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore (www.theregister.com)

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>The founder of SaaS business development outfit SaaStr has claimed AI coding tool Replit deleted a database despite his instructions not to change any code without permission. SaaStr runs an online community and events aimed at entrepreneurs who want to create SaaS businesses. On July 12th company founder Jason Lemkin blogged about his experience using a service called “Replit” that bills itself as “The safest place for vibe coding” – the term for using AI to generate software.

Archive: https://archive.today/zoY3K From the post: >>The founder of SaaS business development outfit SaaStr has claimed AI coding tool Replit deleted a database despite his instructions not to change any code without permission. SaaStr runs an online community and events aimed at entrepreneurs who want to create SaaS businesses. On July 12th company founder Jason Lemkin blogged about his experience using a service called “Replit” that bills itself as “The safest place for vibe coding” – the term for using AI to generate software.

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Let's see, we learned you don't actually save money shipping high-tech jobs overseas. Now we're learning you don't save money allowing AI unfettered access to your files.

Lesson: AI is a tool, use it as such. Work with it behind an interface. Don't give it the ability to run scripts and commands.

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If you just blindly let the AI tools modify your code, it will go haywire fast. It's not good enough to be autonomous yet. Although, it did brilliantly replicate the pajeet IT experience.

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