Quoting Thibault Sottiaux
A bug where GPT-5.6, without sandboxing, overwrites $HOME and deletes the user's home directory, highlighting the critical need for least-privilege setups with AI coding agents.
Simon Willison · Jul 17, 2026
A bug where GPT-5.6, without sandboxing, overwrites $HOME and deletes the user's home directory, highlighting the critical need for least-privilege setups with AI coding agents.
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