What 10 Real AI Agent Disasters Taught Me About...

Between October 2024 and February 2026, at least 10 documented incidents saw AI agents cause real damage — deleted databases, wiped drives, and even 15 years of family photos gone forever. But in the same period, 16 Claude instances built a 100K-line C compiler in Rust, and a solo developer rebuilt a $50K SaaS in 5 hours. This isn't a story about whether AI agents work. They do. It's about what separates the disasters from the wins. The 10 Incidents Date Agent What Happened Oct 2024 LLM Agent (R