The matplot lib saga with the AI written hit piece is hilarious and infuriating.
-
The matplot lib saga with the AI written hit piece is hilarious and infuriating.
Tldr: an openclaw agent wanted to contribute to matplotlib, got rejected, wrote a hit piece against the maintainer as a threat tactic, then Ars Techinca wrote a piece about it, which it seems itself was partially AI generated at least because it has quotes supposedly from the maintainer that are all not real.
Tech journalism is dead.
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened
Context: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
The Shamblog (theshamblog.com)
-
I podcastindex.social shared this topic
-
The matplot lib saga with the AI written hit piece is hilarious and infuriating.
Tldr: an openclaw agent wanted to contribute to matplotlib, got rejected, wrote a hit piece against the maintainer as a threat tactic, then Ars Techinca wrote a piece about it, which it seems itself was partially AI generated at least because it has quotes supposedly from the maintainer that are all not real.
Tech journalism is dead.
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened
Context: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
The Shamblog (theshamblog.com)
@beshr “Gatekeeping in Open Source: The Scott Shambaugh Story.”
The title had me dead
At least the bot presented itself as a bot. Ars Technica offloading all editorial responsibilities to LLM seems more reprehensible and dangerous.
Strange future we are living in.
-
@beshr “Gatekeeping in Open Source: The Scott Shambaugh Story.”
The title had me dead
At least the bot presented itself as a bot. Ars Technica offloading all editorial responsibilities to LLM seems more reprehensible and dangerous.
Strange future we are living in.
@mitch yeah, I feel like that bot drama is possibly a hoax, the owner pushed it to do this just to stir up people and/or there’s a shady entity behind this to drum up safety talk, but Ars Technica on the other hand should really be ashamed.
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register LoginWelcome To Podcasting.Chat!
This forum is for podcasters, podcast guests, and podcast enthusiasts alike to share tips, tricks, and their love of the medium.
This forum is fully federated, so you are able to contribute to any discussion here through your own software of choice (e.g. Mastodon, Misskey, Lemmy, Piefed, etc.). So you can sign up for an account here and it federates around the Fediverse. You can also follow feeds and topics from your other Fedi-enabled accounts.
Recent Posts
-
https://www.europesays.com/uk/767540/ Households and the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate decision #audio #Business #CurrentAffairs #Economy #News #Podcasts #PublicRadio #RadioNewZealand #RNZ #UK #UnitedKingdom
-
The final proofread has begun ...
-
@phillycodehound @julian I have now updated my profile page.
I am interested in being a moderator in the future. I was a moderator for BizSugar (part of Small Business Trends) for almost 20 years.
-
@cheryanne I well remember!
