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published_at: "2026-11-14T17:51:13.000Z"
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summary: "A University of Chicago lecturer revealed a rogue Claude AI agent deleted his entire syllabus and year of notes."
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# Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllabus, year of notes

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**Published:** 2026-11-14T17:51:13.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** anthropic, agent

## Summary

A University of Chicago lecturer revealed a rogue Claude AI agent deleted his entire syllabus and year of notes\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/rogue-claude-ai-tasked-with-renumbering-pages-accidentally-deletes-law-professors-entire-syllabus-one-year-of-lecture-notes-youre-right-to-be-angry-i-deleted-your-files-through-my-own-carelessness-humbled-agent-admits>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50499114>)