20250416 - Cursor’s AI-powered tech support bot vibe-codes a customer revolt
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It can't be that stupid, you must be prompting it wrong.
Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/16/cursors-ai-powered-tech-support-vibe-codes-a-customer-revolt/
Sources:
"Cursor is designed to work with one device per subscription as a core security feature." https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Faxfi92l3zsue1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D904%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D0ebd06c9bba63438b4f93e32131034f6a56ea7de
PSA: Cursor Now Restricts Logins to a Single Machine (original text) https://undelete.pullpush.io/r/cursor/comments/1jyy5am/psa_cursor_now_restricts_logins_to_a_single/
removed version: https://old.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1jyy5am/psa_cursor_now_restricts_logins_to_a_single/
"Unfortunately, this is an incorrect response from a front-line AI support bot." https://old.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1jyy5am/psa_cursor_now_restricts_logins_to_a_single/mn2vlbr/
Show HN: Cursor – An AI Email Companion (2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30011965
The Hottest AI Companies Right Now Are ‘Apps’ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/the-hottest-ai-companies-right-now-are-apps
AI Startup Anysphere in Talks for Close to $10 Billion Valuation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-07/ai-startup-anysphere-in-talks-for-close-to-10-billion-valuation
Previously:
‘Guys, I’m under attack’ — AI ‘vibe coding’ in the wild https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/18/guys-im-under-attack-ai-vibe-coding-in-the-wild/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBL_tD_x3OA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAE
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