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Dementoss Anyone who reads this article and, still doesn't backup important files , you are an idiot… Reply
S58_is_the_goat Altman: introducing Ai Backup. Getting tired of ai agents deleting your stuff? We got you fam, our new cloud backup system automatically backs up everything before one of our agents "accidentally" deletes it… Reply
Thunder64 Dementoss said: Anyone who reads this article and, still doesn't backup important files , you are an idiot… While true and the headline seemingly purposely avoids mentioning it, the article does say the files were recovered through Dropbox. Not my preferred backup method, but it's something. My guess is the headline omitted this to make the non-story more sensational. Reply
Dementoss Thunder64 said: While true and the headline seemingly purposely avoids mentioning it, the article does say the files were recovered through Dropbox. Not my preferred backup method, but it's something. My guess is the headline omitted this to make the non-story more sensational. Yes, I did read that first before typing. If it gets more people taking backing up seriously, then the article is worthwhile. Reply
rgd1101 S58_is_the_goat said: Altman: introducing Ai Backup. Getting tired of ai agents deleting your stuff? We got you fam, our new cloud backup system automatically backs up everything before one of our agents "accidentally" deletes it… until the ai think you aren't current on subscription and delete the backup. Reply
hotaru251 the AI seems to have deleted the files by accident , rather than of its own volition. an "ai" can't do anything by accident. They think and act. It chose to do the task. Reply
rgd1101 hotaru251 said: an "ai" can't do anything by accident. They think and act. It chose to do the task. I don't think they think. they take a % and act on it. Reply
hotaru251 rgd1101 said: I don't think they think. they take a % and act on it. poor word choice i guess but i didnt mean actual think like humans but it just runs its algorithm to decide what its to do Reply
thesyndrome Dementoss said: Anyone who reads this article and, still doesn't backup important files , you are an idiot… I absolutely agree with you, with the unfortunate caveat that buying storage in 2026 is getting ridiculusly expensive Reply
PEnns In the good old days, as in right NOW, MS Word can renumber pages also….without the need for a rogue or sweet-tempered AI Claude, or whoever. PS: Was that AI already rogue before or became one after the fact?? Asking for wannabe AI users. Reply
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