Taggart (@mttaggart@infosec.exchange)
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Attached: 1 image What's going on here? The matplotlib maintainer this story is about correctly notes that all the quotes from his post in the article are made up. **UPDATE: Link was pulled; see below.** https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine-code-rejection-an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-someone-by-name
  • Asweet@piefed.caEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    I don’t have the link with me now, but the Author’s explanation and apology for how this happened is a worthwhile read. This seems to have been a straight up mistake.

    Still ironic, but I really don’t get the impression that there’s anything hypocritical or malevolent going on here at all.