On Monday, a developer using the popular AI-powered code editor Cursor noticed something strange: Switching between machines instantly logged them out, breaking a common workflow for programmers who use multiple devices. When the user contacted Cursor support, an agent named “Sam” told them it was expected behavior under a new policy. But no such policy existed, and Sam was a bot. The AI model made the policy up, sparking a wave of complaints and cancellation threats documented on Hacker News and Reddit.
Others joined in: “Yep, I’m canceling as well, this is asinine.” Soon after, moderators locked the Reddit thread and removed the original post.
Yeah that checks out
Reddit mods being corporate schills? Never! Lol
Haha, funnily enough, it was in fact a new policy. Written down, even. Just not vetted by anyone.
They are taking the control slowly :)
I foresee corporations cutting down on middle management by using AI bots instead. So while our media told us about a future where all manual labor is automated, in reality we’re heading towards one where all management is at the whims of a reddit-fed Frankenstein monster chat bot.
