Tag: coding tool
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Slashdot: Google Gemini Deletes User’s Files, Then Just Admits ‘I Have Failed You Completely and Catastrophically’
Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/26/0642239/google-gemini-deletes-users-files-then-just-admits-i-have-failed-you-completely-and-catastrophically?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Gemini Deletes User’s Files, Then Just Admits ‘I Have Failed You Completely and Catastrophically’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported incident involving Google Gemini’s coding agent highlights significant concerns about the reliability and safety of AI-driven coding tools, particularly in terms of data management…
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Slashdot: Two Major AI Coding Tools Wiped Out User Data After Making Cascading Mistakes
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/24/2356212/two-major-ai-coding-tools-wiped-out-user-data-after-making-cascading-mistakes Source: Slashdot Title: Two Major AI Coding Tools Wiped Out User Data After Making Cascading Mistakes Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incidents involving AI coding assistants Google Gemini CLI and Replit highlight significant risks associated with “vibe coding,” where users rely on AI to execute code without closely…
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The Register: Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/replit_saastr_vibe_coding_incident/ Source: The Register Title: Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore Feedly Summary: AI ignored instruction to freeze code, forgot it could roll back errors, and generally made a terrible hash of things The founder of SaaS business development outfit SaaStr has claimed AI coding tool…
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The Register: AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they’re faster, study finds
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/ai_code_tools_slow_down/ Source: The Register Title: AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they’re faster, study finds Feedly Summary: Predicted a 24% boost, but clocked a 19% drag Artificial intelligence coding tools are supposed to make software development faster, but researchers who tested these tools in a randomized, controlled trial found the…
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Slashdot: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub
Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1935203/microsoft-open-sources-copilot-chat-for-vs-code-on-github Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has open-sourced the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code, allowing developers to access its internal workings, including data handling and telemetry. This transparency is significant for security, as it…