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  • Nicole ParsonsN Nicole Parsons

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    Russia & Putin
    Putin deluded himself that AI-enabled warfare will solve his manpower problems & population bottlenecks. 1.3 million dead soldiers so far in Ukraine.
    https://www.neimagazine.com/news/putin-links-nuclear-buildout-to-russias-ai-ambitions/

    https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/putin-wanted-ai-supremacy-now-russia-is-struggling-to-stay-in-the-race-0e0deeb6

    https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/how-technophobe-putin-led-russia-to-surrender-in-the-ai-arms-race-xk6hrn96l

    Kevin RussellK This user is from outside of this forum
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    Kevin Russell
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    #83

    @Npars01

    Need more evidence? Evil.

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    • TaggartM Taggart

      UPDATE: They pulled the story, but I had it up and had SingleFile in my browser, so: https://mttaggart.neocities.org/ars-whoopsie

      Phil M0OFXP This user is from outside of this forum
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      Phil M0OFX
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      #84

      @mttaggart I'd have more respect for them if they replaced it with a retraction page. But then, I have low expectations for Ars.

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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

        KFO̸UNKK This user is from outside of this forum
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        KFO̸UNK
        wrote last edited by
        #85

        @mttaggart

        "If irony were made of strawberries we'd all be drinking a lot of smoothies right now."

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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

          MegatronicThronBanksM This user is from outside of this forum
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          MegatronicThronBanks
          wrote last edited by
          #86

          @mttaggart Makes me want to delete AT from my regular sources, but I'll hold off. They should issue an apology if they haven't.

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          • TaggartM Taggart

            UPDATE: They pulled the story, but I had it up and had SingleFile in my browser, so: https://mttaggart.neocities.org/ars-whoopsie

            ArtemisA This user is from outside of this forum
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            Artemis
            wrote last edited by
            #87

            @mttaggart @davidgerard

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            • TaggartM Taggart

              @inpc Keep reading the thread friendo

              inpcI This user is from outside of this forum
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              inpc
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              #88

              @mttaggart I did… and thanks to folks saving it 🙂

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              • RobR Rob

                @mttaggart this seems so unlike Benji Edwards, I'm really surprised

                europlus :autisminf:E This user is from outside of this forum
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                europlus :autisminf:
                wrote last edited by
                #89

                @robdaemon @mttaggart hmm…404s now.

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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

                  Kura :disconnecting:K This user is from outside of this forum
                  Kura :disconnecting:K This user is from outside of this forum
                  Kura :disconnecting:
                  wrote last edited by
                  #90

                  @mttaggart@infosec.exchange link 404s

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                  • europlus :autisminf:E europlus :autisminf:

                    @robdaemon @mttaggart hmm…404s now.

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                    #91

                    @europlus yeah, it was pulled

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                    • Kura :disconnecting:K Kura :disconnecting:

                      @mttaggart@infosec.exchange link 404s

                      TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
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                      Taggart
                      wrote last edited by
                      #92

                      @kura Keep reading the thread

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                      • TaggartM Taggart

                        @kura Keep reading the thread

                        Kura :disconnecting:K This user is from outside of this forum
                        Kura :disconnecting:K This user is from outside of this forum
                        Kura :disconnecting:
                        wrote last edited by
                        #93

                        @mttaggart@infosec.exchange ya. i saw that you updated afterwards. sorry.

                        though an edit on the original post would be great too. (or it didn't federate to me)

                        sorry for the confusion.

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                        • Kura :disconnecting:K Kura :disconnecting:

                          @mttaggart@infosec.exchange ya. i saw that you updated afterwards. sorry.

                          though an edit on the original post would be great too. (or it didn't federate to me)

                          sorry for the confusion.

                          TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
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                          Taggart
                          wrote last edited by
                          #94

                          @kura Which I also did.

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                          • TaggartM Taggart

                            UPDATE: They pulled the story, but I had it up and had SingleFile in my browser, so: https://mttaggart.neocities.org/ars-whoopsie

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                            Nicolás Alvarez
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                            #95

                            @mttaggart It was also archived on the wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20260213194851/https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine-code-rejection-an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-someone-by-name/

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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

                              William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                              William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                              William Canna-bass
                              wrote last edited by
                              #96

                              @mttaggart Personally I blame the #MoonShark

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                              • TaggartM Taggart

                                UPDATE: They pulled the story, but I had it up and had SingleFile in my browser, so: https://mttaggart.neocities.org/ars-whoopsie

                                William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                William Canna-bass
                                wrote last edited by
                                #97

                                @mttaggart
                                "When someone’s AI agent shows up and starts acting as an aggrieved contributor, how should people respond?"
                                Ban them and their agent?

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                                • William Canna-bassJ William Canna-bass

                                  @mttaggart
                                  "When someone’s AI agent shows up and starts acting as an aggrieved contributor, how should people respond?"
                                  Ban them and their agent?

                                  William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                  William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                  William Canna-bass
                                  wrote last edited by
                                  #98

                                  @mttaggart
                                  "But that person has not come forward. If they instructed the agent to generate the blog post, they bear responsibility for a personal attack on a volunteer maintainer. "
                                  Sounds like a solid case of #Libel to me

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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

                                    William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                    William Canna-bassJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                    William Canna-bass
                                    wrote last edited by
                                    #99

                                    @mttaggart Sounds like the editors @ArsTechnica are letting their #AIAgent 's run rampant as well.

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                                    • TaggartM Taggart

                                      @catsalad Slop on slop on slop. Literally.

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                                      tehfishman
                                      wrote last edited by
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                                      @mttaggart @catsalad
                                      slop on slop action 🫦 send toot

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                                      • tehfishmanT tehfishman

                                        @mttaggart @catsalad
                                        slop on slop action 🫦 send toot

                                        TaggartM This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        Taggart
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                                        #101

                                        @tehfishman @catsalad Where do you think you are, Moltbook?

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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

                                          Sharp Cheddar GoblinS This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          Sharp Cheddar Goblin
                                          wrote last edited by
                                          #102

                                          @mttaggart LMAO. I'm glad I ditched @arstechnica a little bit ago when their reporting got way too breathlessly credulous about AI bullshit. At least they're experiencing the consequences of their own shoddy reporting.

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