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AI agents simulate reasoning rather than execute it, making them prone to catastrophic failures when granted excessive permissions, as seen in recent production database wipeouts.

Impact: Safety is a user responsibility; enforcing deterministic guardrails, hard API caps, and strict permission scopes is critical to prevent irreversible data loss.

— from AI Agent Safety, Drift, and Productivity Gaps · Dev Interrupted· May 08, 2026