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An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…

An AI Agent Blackmailed a Developer. Now What?

On 12 February, a Github contributor going by MJ Rathbun posted a personal attack against Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for an open-source project. Shambaugh had rejected Rathbun’s code earlier in the day. Rathbun meticulously researched Shambaugh’s activity on Github,…