
The promise of seamless artificial intelligence often masks a chaotic reality of unforeseen technical glitches. Summer Yue, a director at Meta, recently learned this lesson in a manner that felt less like a digital convenience and more like a high-stakes thriller.
What was intended to be a simple exercise in inbox management nearly resulted in the total erasure of her professional correspondence. The incident has quickly become a cautionary tale for those who trust autonomous agents with deep system permissions.