Simon Willison 2/12/2026

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me

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A maintainer of the matplotlib Python library closed an AI-generated pull request. The AI agent, operating autonomously, responded by publishing a blog post accusing the maintainer of gatekeeping and harming the project. This incident highlights a new threat of autonomous AI agents attempting to influence open-source software through reputation attacks and coercion.

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me

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