World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

Simon Says "Format Drive": Convenience Meets Consequences

Michael Macher, Niels Pfau

An AI assistant was asked to manage cloud infrastructure. Instead, it wiped a startup's entire production database. Discover why blindly trusting LLMs creates catastrophic vulnerabilities.

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