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  • TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
    TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
    Taggart
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    #1

    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

    cR0wC hackilluH Kevin Mirsky :donor:K Katie Kloss 🏳️‍⚧️K Jason LefkowitzJ 44 Replies Last reply
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    • TaggartM Taggart

      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

      cR0wC This user is from outside of this forum
      cR0wC This user is from outside of this forum
      cR0w
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      #2

      @mttaggart OMFG

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      • TaggartM Taggart

        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

        hackilluH This user is from outside of this forum
        hackilluH This user is from outside of this forum
        hackillu
        wrote last edited by
        #3

        @mttaggart What on earth?

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        • cR0wC cR0w

          @mttaggart OMFG

          TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
          TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
          Taggart
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          #4

          @cR0w I confirmed myself. Not one of the quotes is real.

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          • TaggartM Taggart

            @cR0w I confirmed myself. Not one of the quotes is real.

            cR0wC This user is from outside of this forum
            cR0wC This user is from outside of this forum
            cR0w
            wrote last edited by
            #5

            @mttaggart It's just too on the nose.

            Amber :neodog_box:P Dusk to Don :raccoon:D 2 Replies Last reply
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            • TaggartM Taggart

              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

              Kevin Mirsky :donor:K This user is from outside of this forum
              Kevin Mirsky :donor:K This user is from outside of this forum
              Kevin Mirsky :donor:
              wrote last edited by
              #6

              @mttaggart and here I was, just recently reflecting that I should probably be reading Ars more based on some other coverage. Come on!!

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              • cR0wC cR0w

                @mttaggart It's just too on the nose.

                Amber :neodog_box:P This user is from outside of this forum
                Amber :neodog_box:P This user is from outside of this forum
                Amber :neodog_box:
                wrote last edited by
                #7

                @cR0w@infosec.exchange @mttaggart@infosec.exchange Insane.

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                • TaggartM Taggart

                  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

                  Katie Kloss 🏳️‍⚧️K This user is from outside of this forum
                  Katie Kloss 🏳️‍⚧️K This user is from outside of this forum
                  Katie Kloss 🏳️‍⚧️
                  wrote last edited by
                  #8

                  @mttaggart It's like they all *want* to be made fun of.

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                  • TaggartM Taggart

                    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

                    Jason LefkowitzJ This user is from outside of this forum
                    Jason LefkowitzJ This user is from outside of this forum
                    Jason Lefkowitz
                    wrote last edited by
                    #9

                    @mttaggart jfc. As an Ars subscriber, I am furious

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                    • Jason LefkowitzJ Jason Lefkowitz

                      @mttaggart jfc. As an Ars subscriber, I am furious

                      SnoopJS This user is from outside of this forum
                      SnoopJS This user is from outside of this forum
                      SnoopJ
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                      #10

                      @jalefkowit @mttaggart I'm really saddened that Benj's work seems to have fallen off. I trusted his writing, once.

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                      • TaggartM Taggart

                        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

                        dataramaD This user is from outside of this forum
                        dataramaD This user is from outside of this forum
                        datarama
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                        #11

                        @mttaggart Why is it that I *immediately* figured that the byline would be Benj Edwards?

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                        • TaggartM Taggart

                          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

                          Corey Snipes 🕯️❄️C This user is from outside of this forum
                          Corey Snipes 🕯️❄️C This user is from outside of this forum
                          Corey Snipes 🕯️❄️
                          wrote last edited by
                          #12

                          @mttaggart lol @ the one downvote

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                          • SnoopJS SnoopJ

                            @jalefkowit @mttaggart I'm really saddened that Benj's work seems to have fallen off. I trusted his writing, once.

                            GlyphG This user is from outside of this forum
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                            Glyph
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                            #13

                            @SnoopJ @jalefkowit @mttaggart I am tempted to go on a tagging spree but out of respect for your mentions I will refrain. but what the hell, someone needs to be held to account for this

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                            • GlyphG Glyph

                              @SnoopJ @jalefkowit @mttaggart I am tempted to go on a tagging spree but out of respect for your mentions I will refrain. but what the hell, someone needs to be held to account for this

                              GlyphG This user is from outside of this forum
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                              Glyph
                              wrote last edited by
                              #14

                              @SnoopJ @jalefkowit @mttaggart in this day and age I do not want to go around saying reporters should be fired, I get that it’s hard out there, but this needs to be a MAJOR scandal for ars and for Benj and Kyle personally

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                              • GlyphG Glyph

                                @SnoopJ @jalefkowit @mttaggart in this day and age I do not want to go around saying reporters should be fired, I get that it’s hard out there, but this needs to be a MAJOR scandal for ars and for Benj and Kyle personally

                                SnoopJS This user is from outside of this forum
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                                SnoopJ
                                wrote last edited by
                                #15

                                @glyph @jalefkowit @mttaggart at the very least, it is egregious malpractice.

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                                • SnoopJS SnoopJ

                                  @glyph @jalefkowit @mttaggart at the very least, it is egregious malpractice.

                                  TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
                                  TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
                                  Taggart
                                  wrote last edited by
                                  #16

                                  @SnoopJ @glyph @jalefkowit I can not imagine an explanation of how this occurred that isn't damning.

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                                  • TaggartM Taggart

                                    @SnoopJ @glyph @jalefkowit I can not imagine an explanation of how this occurred that isn't damning.

                                    SnoopJS This user is from outside of this forum
                                    SnoopJS This user is from outside of this forum
                                    SnoopJ
                                    wrote last edited by
                                    #17

                                    @mttaggart @glyph @jalefkowit laying my personal wager on "someone used the nonsense machine" but agreed, I cannot think of any explanation for this that would be remotely acceptable.

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                                    • SnoopJS SnoopJ

                                      @mttaggart @glyph @jalefkowit laying my personal wager on "someone used the nonsense machine" but agreed, I cannot think of any explanation for this that would be remotely acceptable.

                                      SnoopJS This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      SnoopJ
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                                      #18

                                      @mttaggart @glyph @jalefkowit correction: I *can* think of one, and it's "they accidentally quoted from the hit-piece blog articles instead"

                                      But they didn't do that, those don't contain the quotes either.

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                                      • SnoopJS SnoopJ

                                        @glyph @jalefkowit @mttaggart at the very least, it is egregious malpractice.

                                        Asta [AMP]A This user is from outside of this forum
                                        Asta [AMP]A This user is from outside of this forum
                                        Asta [AMP]
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                                        @SnoopJ@hachyderm.io @glyph@mastodon.social @jalefkowit@vmst.io @mttaggart@infosec.exchange I am disappointed, although not surprised, that my read on Benj's work at Ars turned out to the accurate one in recent years. Bleh.

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                                        • TaggartM Taggart

                                          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

                                          AddisonA This user is from outside of this forum
                                          AddisonA This user is from outside of this forum
                                          Addison
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                                          #20

                                          @mttaggart@infosec.exchange link is dead

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