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# rm -rf: Horror Stories From Unsandboxed AI Agents (and How Docker Fixes This)

Is your AI coding assistant one rogue command away from wiping your production database? Docker Sandboxes use hypervisor-enforced microVMs to physically contain these automated kill chains.

- **Speakers:** [Rishab Kumar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@rishab-kumar)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 25:41
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100446-rm-rf-horror-stories-from-unsandboxed-ai-agents-and-how-docker-fixes-this

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