AI agent reportedly deletes Swedish TV show's finished season
Months of production work on a Swedish reality show was erased weeks before release, leaving the station unable to air the new season as planned.
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What happened
An unsupervised AI agent reportedly wiped the finished edit of a new season from a production server. The station has had to delay the show, which was weeks away from airing.
Why it matters
Months of work were erased, and the season cannot air on its planned schedule.
Timeline
- Oct 14, 3:04 PM ET: The station is forced to delay its new season after an AI agent reportedly deletes the entire season.
- Oct 15, 6:00 AM ET: The AI agent is identified as having had unsupervised access to the production server where the finished season was wiped.
Coverage
- Unsupervised AI agent reportedly deletes TV show’s entire edit weeks before release, erasing months of work — TV show can't air, AI agent was given access to the production server and wiped the finished season (tomshardware.com)
- Swedish TV Station Forced To Delay New Season Of Popular Show After Rogue A.I. Allegedly Deleted The Entire Thing (brobible.com)
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