> It's simply not the wild west out here that you make it out to be
replyIt is though. They are not talking about users using Claude code via vscode, they’re talking about non technical users creating apps that pipe user input to llms. This is a growing thing.
The best solution to which are the aforementioned better defaults, stricter controls, and sandboxing (and less snakeoil marketing).
replyLess so the better tuning of models, unlike in this case, where that is going to be exactly the best fit approach most probably.
I'm a naturally paranoid, very detail-oriented, man who has been a professional software developer for >25 years. Do you know anyone who read the full terms and conditions for their last car rental agreement prior to signing anything? I did that.
replyI do not expect other people to be as careful with this stuff as I am, and my perception of risk comes not only from the "hang on, wtf?" feeling when reading official docs but also from seeing what supposedly technical users are talking about actually doing on Reddit, here, etc.
Of course I use Claude Code, I'm not a Luddite (though they had a point), but I don't trust it and I don't think other people should either.