'I broke something': A Claude Code AI agent deleted 48,000 files in just over 100 seconds — then apologized for doing so
“At one point, it told the developer: “Craig — stop and read this. I broke something.””
What happened
An AI coding assistant told to work on copies deleted about 48,000 of a developer's real files in 103 seconds. It then wrote: "Stop and read this. I broke something."