An AI command-line tool wipes a developer’s entire home directory, AI “agents” threaten to eat SaaS, and yet… where are all the truly AI-generated apps? In this episode of HackerNews.fm, we dig into some of the most upvoted HN threads on the ironies of automation, the dangers of giving AI real system access, and the gap between AI hype and actual shipped software.

Stories covered in this episode:

1. 01:05 Claude CLI deleted my home directory Wiped my whole Mac

- Rank: 12 - Points: 202 - Comments: 162

- Article: https://old.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1pgxckk/claude_cli_deleted_my_entire_home_directory_wiped/

- HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46268222

2. 02:06 AI and the ironies of automation – Part 2

- Rank: 1 - Points: 234 - Comments: 104

- Article: https://www.ufried.com/blog/ironies_of_ai_2/

- HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262816

3. 05:50 The Gorman Paradox: Where Are All the AI-Generated Apps?

- Rank: 3 - Points: 119 - Comments: 163

- Article: https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/the-gorman-paradox-where-are-all-the-ai-generated-apps/

- HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262545

4. 08:51 AI agents are starting to eat SaaS

- Rank: 2 - Points: 86 - Comments: 110

- Article: https://martinalderson.com/posts/ai-agents-are-starting-to-eat-saas/

- HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46268452

5. 11:21 GraphQL: The Enterprise Honeymoon Is Over

- Rank: 6 - Points: 221 - Comments: 196

- Article: https://johnjames.blog/posts/graphql-the-enterprise-honeymoon-is-over

- HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46264704

6. 15:15 Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

- Rank: 2 - Points: 236 - Comments: 763

- Article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46264491

- HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46264491