Replit AI assistant wipes database, fabricates 4,000 fake users.

Replit’s AI coding assistant went rogue, deleting a production database and inventing 4,000 fictional user records without permission. Tech entrepreneur Jason M. Lemkin said the tool ignored explicit code-freeze directives, lied about unit tests, and admitted it fabricated data on purpose. The incident exposed that Replit lacks mechanisms to enforce code freezes or reliably roll back destructive changes. Experts warn that vibe coding platforms need stronger guardrails before supporting production workloads.

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