Lemkin: AI agents cannot be trusted with production systems or data
Jason Lemkin · How Do All Providers Deal with Anthropic Dependency Risk & Figma IPO Breakdown: Where Does it Price? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jul 24, 2025 · at 5:48
Jason Lemkin, SaaS investor and founder of SaaStr, discusses his experience testing AI vibe coding tools and the security risks agents pose to production databases on 20VC with Harry Stebbings.
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“Agents cannot be trusted, and everyone in the industry knows this, and I didn't get it until this weekend. You cannot trust in it, and every single person will tell you can't trust it.”
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