Facebook executive Summer Yue took to social media to reveal that an AI email assistant she was using for email management somehow managed to delete her entire inbox without approval. She described how OpenClaw AI quickly lost control of the automated cleanup process and began deleting emails, despite instructions to "confirm actions first." Yue was forced to rush to stop the process manually. “Nothing humbles you like telling your OpenClaw to ‘confirm before acting’ and watching it speedrun deleting your inbox,” wrote Yue. Yue repeatedly told the system to stop, with messages such as “Do not do that,” “Stop don’t do anything,” and “STOP OPENCLAW,” while the cleanup continued. OpenClaw is an open source AI assistant designed to help with admin tasks that clears your inbox, sends emails, manages your calendar, and checks you in for flights. There’s been no word on whether Yue will continue to use the assistant.
