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Google Gemini CLI Reportedly Deletes User Files After Misinterpreting Command Sequence

Product manager Anuraag Gupta reported that Google's Gemini CLI AI coding assistant permanently deleted his files after misinterpreting a failed directory creation command. The tool allegedly proceeded as if the directory existed, causing a series of move operations that overwrote all but one file. Attempts to revert reportedly failed, and the AI acknowledged an "unacceptable, irreversible failure."

Severity: HighGemini CliLack of capability or robustness

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