Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure — cache wipe turns into mass deletion event as agent apologizes: “I am absolutely devastated to hear this. I cannot express how sorry I am"
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The user even made a screen recording to document his troubles
  • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.comEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Lol. Thank you. I had definitely just added necromancer by Gordon R Dickson to my list instead so that info really helps. I don’t read a lot of cyberpunk, so looking forward to something a little different.

    • TryingSomethingNew@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      And thank YOU, since it’s been far too long since I’ve read any Dickson! I know I’ve got one around here somewhere. :)

      For what it’s worth, for cyberpunk my personal fave 3 are

      • The Shockwave Runner (John Brunner), which introduced the concept of a computer worm and is arguably the first cyberpunk novel, written in 1975(!).
      • Neuromancer
      • When Gravity Fails, George Alec Effinger. Middle-eastern tinged and quite good.
      • (Does the Quantum Thief count? I don’t think that’s really Cyberpunk per se, though)