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1. JoshTr+Vp[view] [source] 2026-01-14 20:24:50
>>nico+(OP)
Don't.

Among the many other reasons why you shouldn't do this, there are regularly reported cases of AIs working around these types of restrictions using the tools they have to substitute for the tools they don't.

Don't be the next headline about AI deleting your database.

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2. nico+Js[view] [source] 2026-01-14 20:33:11
>>JoshTr+Vp
> Don't

Do you mean "Don't give it more autonomy", or "Don't use it to access servers/dbs" ?

I definitely want to be cautious, but I don't think I can go back to doing everything manually either

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3. JoshTr+Zw[view] [source] 2026-01-14 20:45:16
>>nico+Js
I mean, both, but in this case I'm saying "don't use it to access any kind of production resource", with a side order of "don't rely on simple sandboxing (e.g. command patterns) to prevent things like database deletions".
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