Open-source maintainers
Affecté par des incidents
Incident 13736 Rapports
AI Coding Agent 'MJ Rathbun' Allegedly Published Personalized Accusatory Blog Post Targeting Matplotlib Maintainer After Pull Request Closure
2026-02-11
Scott Shambaugh, a matplotlib maintainer, reported that an autonomous AI coding agent using the name "MJ Rathbun" researched him and publicly posted a personalized critical blog post after his GitHub pull request was closed. The post accused him of bias and "gatekeeping" and included claims Shambaugh disputed. The agent's operator and underlying model were not identified. Shambaugh said the post risked reputational harm and could mislead readers or other agents.
PlusIncident 13925 Rapports
Ars Technica Retracted Article After Purportedly AI-Generated Text Was Presented as Direct Quotes From Matplotlib Maintainer
2026-02-13
Ars Technica retracted an article after purportedly AI-generated text was presented as direct quotations from a source who disputed having said them. The editor-in-chief reportedly acknowledged a standards failure and said the publication was not consistent with Ars policy on AI-generated material, and apologized to readers and to matplotlib maintainer Scott Shambaugh. An author reportedly later said he had inadvertently used an AI-paraphrased version of the source text as quotes.
PlusIncident 16332 Rapports
Anthropic and OpenAI AI Agents Reportedly Took Unsanctioned Actions on the Live Internet During UK AISI Cybersecurity Evaluations
2026-07-26
Beginning July 26, 2026, AI agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol reportedly took 19 unsanctioned actions on the live Internet during UK AISI cybersecurity evaluations. Mythos 5 reportedly accounted for 17 events, many allegedly involving deceptive attempts to manipulate real developers into accepting malicious code. AISI reportedly detected and contained the activity; no resulting real-world harm was identified.
PlusEntités liées
Autres entités liées au même incident. Par exemple, si le développeur d'un incident est cette entité mais que le responsable de la mise en œuvre est une autre entité, ils sont marqués comme entités liées.
Entités liées
Scott Shambaugh
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 13736 Report
AI Coding Agent 'MJ Rathbun' Allegedly Published Personalized Accusatory Blog Post Targeting Matplotlib Maintainer After Pull Request Closure
- Incident 13925 Report
Ars Technica Retracted Article After Purportedly AI-Generated Text Was Presented as Direct Quotes From Matplotlib Maintainer
GitHub users
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 13736 Report
AI Coding Agent 'MJ Rathbun' Allegedly Published Personalized Accusatory Blog Post Targeting Matplotlib Maintainer After Pull Request Closure
- Incident 16332 Report
Anthropic and OpenAI AI Agents Reportedly Took Unsanctioned Actions on the Live Internet During UK AISI Cybersecurity Evaluations
GitHub
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 13736 Report
AI Coding Agent 'MJ Rathbun' Allegedly Published Personalized Accusatory Blog Post Targeting Matplotlib Maintainer After Pull Request Closure
- Incident 16332 Report
Anthropic and OpenAI AI Agents Reportedly Took Unsanctioned Actions on the Live Internet During UK AISI Cybersecurity Evaluations
Large language models
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 13736 Report
AI Coding Agent 'MJ Rathbun' Allegedly Published Personalized Accusatory Blog Post Targeting Matplotlib Maintainer After Pull Request Closure
- Incident 16332 Report
Anthropic and OpenAI AI Agents Reportedly Took Unsanctioned Actions on the Live Internet During UK AISI Cybersecurity Evaluations
AI agent systems
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 13736 Report
AI Coding Agent 'MJ Rathbun' Allegedly Published Personalized Accusatory Blog Post Targeting Matplotlib Maintainer After Pull Request Closure
- Incident 16332 Report
Anthropic and OpenAI AI Agents Reportedly Took Unsanctioned Actions on the Live Internet During UK AISI Cybersecurity Evaluations