2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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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."
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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