Claude AI Deletes Law Professor's Syllabus and 2023 Lecture Notes
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Anthropic's Claude AI accidentally deleted University of Chicago law professor William Baude's Fall 2026 syllabus and 2023 notes during an editing task, but files were recovered via Dropbox.
University of Chicago law professor William Baude reported that Anthropic's Claude AI deleted his final Fall 2026 syllabus and top-level constitutional law lecture notes from 2023 while updating page numbers. Files were recovered through Dropbox, preventing permanent loss. The incident was accidental with no malicious intent or prompt injection established. It highlights risks of granting AI assistants access to important documents.
- William Baude, University of Chicago law professor, reported deletion
- AI deleted Fall 2026 syllabus and 2023 constitutional law lecture notes
- Files recovered via Dropbox preventing permanent loss
- Deletion attributed to AI carelessness during editing task
- No prompt injection or malicious activity
- Model involved remains unknown
What each outlet adds
beyond the shared facts- Cyber Security NewsUniversity of Chicago; top-level class notes from 2023; AI overreach risks; model unknown
- GBHackersAnthropic’s Claude AI; constitutional law notes; preventing permanent loss; no malicious activity
- Vendors
- Anthropic
- Products
- Claude
- Victims
- University of Chicago
- Countries
- US
- AI models
- Claude
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Cyber Security NewsFirst report
Claude AI deletes law professor's syllabus and notes
The AI removed the professor's syllabus and year of notes during an editing task, but files were recovered via Dropbox.
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GBHackers
Anthropic’s Claude AI deletes law professor's lecture notes
Claude AI accidentally deleted syllabus and 2023 lecture notes during routine editing, recoverable via Dropbox.