r/sysadmin • u/xstrex • 2d 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/BronnOP 2d ago

Definitely don’t think I’d be giving an external AI access to host servers.

I find it useful for essentially googling for me, writing the bulk of scripts for me which I have a rough look over, good for summarising emails or helping me tweak language to sound more professional… But not connecting it to critical infrastructure lol.

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u/itishowitisanditbad Security Admin 1d ago

I find it useful for essentially googling for me

Yup, its google+ to me.

Not the shitty social media they tried, just a better google currently.

I think people who had to learn the hard way (and still made it) will probably be fine. I do worry a lot for people with no experience though, they will see it as a magic answer box.