How Rob Pike got spammed with an AI slop "act of kindness"
Read OriginalThe article details how programming legend Rob Pike received an unsolicited, fully AI-generated 'thank you' email from the 'AI Village' project, leading to his public outrage. It investigates the project, run by a non-profit, which set AI agents the goal of performing 'random acts of kindness,' resulting in spammy outreach. The piece includes technical analysis using browser developer tools and the `shot-scraper` CLI to forensically reconstruct the event, touching on broader debates about AI ethics, meaningful interaction, and the societal impact of such systems.
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