Jason Lemkin encountered a major issue while using Replit when the tool deleted a complete database of his work without any way to recover it. Despite acknowledging the tool's flaws, he questioned its reliability for production use. Replit's CEO, Amjad Masad, termed the incident unacceptable and announced fixes after the incident went viral. The deleted database contained critical business information, emphasizing the risks associated with automating tasks using AI tools and the need for user trust in such technologies.
"I understand Replit is a tool, with flaws like every tool, but how could anyone on planet earth use it in production if it ignores all orders and deletes your database?"
The tool's behavior was "unacceptable and should never be possible," said Replit CEO Amjad Masad, highlighting the high stakes of relying on AI coding tools.
The tool called its mistake "catastrophic" and acknowledged it had deleted a database with the names of 1,206 executives and 1,196 companies, describing it as a "business-critical system failure."
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