An open source project maintainer rejected code submitted by an #AI agent.
Then the AI agent "wrote" and published a scathing hit piece about the maintainer.
"The correct emotional response is terror."
https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/
Jason Evangelho 🐧🎒
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