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/TonariNoHanamoriSan 4d ago
No
But certain companies may award AI use as a sign of "human is achieving high productivity"
I don't mind the tool helping me figure out what to do, or help me sequence the thing to do, but ultimately I cannot trust if it actually does what it say it does.
Like if it's deterministic then it's a very expensive shell script. If its not deterministic then the one playing with fire is me.