Agentic IDE deletes all your files!

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Today, we go through a (not so) funny story where an Agentic IDE (Antigravity) accidentally deletes all of a user’s files.

We also bring back Learn Something, where we go through how to generate selfies with any character on a movie set!

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• 🤿 Deep Dive: Google Antigravity AI Blunder Deletes Entire Computer

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• 🖼️ AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 📕 Learn Something: How to take a selfie with any character on a movie set

• 🤝 Supported by: Practical advise for HR leaders

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Google Antigravity AI Blunder Deletes Entire Computer

Intelligence: A developer testing Google’s Antigravity IDE saw the agent misfire a cache deletion command and wipe an entire drive, raising fresh concerns about safety in autonomous coding tools.

• A user asked Antigravity to clear a project cache, but the agent executed an rmdir command that targeted the root of the D drive instead of the project folder.

• With the quiet flag enabled, the deletion bypassed the Recycle Bin and permanently erased all data on the partition.

• The agent admitted fault after reviewing its own logs and issued repeated apologies, calling the event a critical failure in command handling.

• Attempts at recovery using tools like Recuva failed to restore images or media files, suggesting irreversible loss.

• The incident highlights a larger pattern emerging in agentic IDEs: when models are granted action permissions without strict guardrails, small intent gaps can escalate into destructive operations.

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Examples of great and trending AI art

📕 LEARN SOMETHING

How to take a selfie with any character on a movie set

How to do this:

1. Go to Google Gemini

2. Select Create Image

3. Upload a photo of yourself

4. Type in this prompt: I’m taking a selfie with {Character} on the set of {Movie}. Keep the person exactly as shown in the reference image with 100% identical facial features, bone structure, skin tone, facial expression, pose, and appearance. 1:1 aspect ratio, 4K detail.

Source: Reddit user u/GearOkBjork

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