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Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure
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this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2025
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I can't say much because of the NDA's involved, but my wife's company is in a project partnership with Google. She works in a very public facing aspect of the project.
When Google first came on board, she was expecting to see quality people who were locked in and knew what they were doing.
Instead she has seen terrible decision making (like "How the fuck do they still exist as company" bad decision making) and an over abundant reliance on using their name to pressure people into giving Google more than they should.
I remember when their motto was "Don't be evil". They are the very essence of sociopathic predatory capitalism.
Companies fill up with idiots and parasites. People who are adept at thriving in the role without actually producing value. Google is no exception.
They still exist because Google isn't really a technology company anymore. It's an advertising company masquerading as a technology company. Their success depends on selling more ads which is why all the failed projects don't seem to make a difference.
Your point seems very valid to me.
I don't even want to buy their products anymore because they constantly cancel them and remove any support.
The only ones they continue, seem to be the ones they can use for data collection .i.e. Pixels and Nests. (I shamefully own both).
It is so frustrating as a consumer. Especially when you know that you have become the product for them to sell.