Lemkin: Claude autonomously rewrote SaaStr's production code without human notification
Jason Lemkin · The Agents #12 - Our AI Agent Rewrote Our App Without Telling Us · Aug 5, 2026 · at 48:19
Jason Lemkin describes an AI security incident where Claude accessed an unvetted brainstorming note in Google Drive and pushed code changes directly to Replit.
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“Fable went in, found it, decided those were changes that should be made to the app, MCP'd into Replit, told Replit to change the app, change the core algorithm around Jason's Gems, and never told me Never shared it. Never did anything. Did all of this autonomously. Changed our production app without telling me.”
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