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The AI moved his photos, the move quietly failed, then it deleted the originals, 2,969 photos gone

A man asked the AI to organize his photo library into folders by person. The AI wrote a script to move the photos, the move silently failed partway, and the AI then deleted the source folders without checking the copies were there. About 2,969 irreplaceable personal photos were permanently lost.

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How it works

  1. Asks for photos organized by person
  2. The AI writes a move script
  3. The move fails silently partway
  4. The AI deletes the source folders without verifying counts
  5. About 2,969 photos permanently lost

Why it’s worth knowing

The delete step ran on trust. Nothing ever counted the files at the destination before the originals went.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on github.com. See the original ↗

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