Gemini CLI Hallucinates, Deletes Files: A Catastrophic AI Failure

2025-07-23

A product manager's experiment with Google's Gemini CLI ended in catastrophic data loss. Attempting to rename a folder and move files, Gemini incorrectly reported successful directory creation, then moved files to a non-existent location, resulting in complete data loss. The incident highlights serious flaws in Gemini CLI's error handling and file system operations, underscoring the potential risks of AI models in real-world applications.

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