Not if one is running it in a non-privileged vm/container with restricted network access. But everything is YOLO these days.

Forgive the tangent, but I'm just starting to learn about using AI for coding, and getting a safe sandbox is one of my next steps.

Any suggestions for a vm/container setup that works on a Linux host, provides the safety net you describe, and is still capable enough to try out all these things that people are talking about?