Yamil Suarez (Feb 17 2026 at 22:38): Yamil Suarez (Feb 17 2026 at 22:38):In case folks did not see this recent situation concerning AI and open source, I wanted to post it here...
https://www.fastcompany.com/91492228/matplotlib-scott-shambaugh-opencla-ai-agent
An AI agent just tried to shame a software engineer after he rejected its code
"When a Matplotlib volunteer declined its pull request, the bot published a personal attack."
02-12-2026
Philip Durbin (Feb 18 2026 at 02:30):Here's the pull request: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/31132
Dan (Feb 18 2026 at 05:11):I saw it, it's a funny story. I especially love the hit piece that the AI wrote.
Dan (Feb 18 2026 at 05:11):Assuming it's real.
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