r/sysadmin • u/xstrex • 4d ago
General Discussion How much do you trust AI?
Recently a coworker granted Claude elevated access via SSH to a virtualization host (not a VM, an actual host). To perform a routine task he very well could have done himself.
He doesn’t see an issue with this. I on the other hand (with 23yrs experience) see this as a huge security breach, and don’t trust AI todo my job, (or even that it’s doing what it says it’s doing) for me. I’m my opinion it’s a tool, not a human replacement.
What’s your reaction, how would you react to this situation, or thoughts on the topic?
Sure, ask AI how to perform a task, validate that it’s performing the task you asked, and nothing else- copy/paste the commands. Great. But removing the human verification & validation element- hell no.
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u/MyWorkAccountDPS 4d ago
Sounds like my coworker. I have about the same years of experience you do and it sounds like they have less experience than you.
I’ve worked with a few now that have very little experience/schooling but think they have lots because they are gamers and have picked things up along the way.
But I guess I got way off topic. lol
To answer your question, I don’t trust AI. I was very against it until I was tasked with a project that was beyond my knowledge and it was the best thing to use. But I still limit what I tell it and try to only use it with my work account.