Post B3QWN3NIaSeVEhh0Vc by cR0w@infosec.exchange
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(DIR) Post #B3I8BJYGfDLPli0tQu by mttaggart@infosec.exchange
2026-02-13T21:02:28Z
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What's going on here? The matplotlib maintainer this story is about correctly notes that all the quotes from his post in the article are made up.https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine-code-rejection-an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-someone-by-name
(DIR) Post #B3I8BOhfVgppkJRyHQ by mttaggart@infosec.exchange
2026-02-13T21:25:25Z
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UPDATE: They pulled the story, but I had it up and had SingleFile in my browser, so: https://mttaggart.neocities.org/ars-whoopsie
(DIR) Post #B3I8BTzZqX8C9IrqO8 by mttaggart@infosec.exchange
2026-02-13T21:33:50Z
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This scoop brought to you by the TTI Intel Feed, which also routinely beats commercial threat intel to the punch on important emerging threats.https://intel.taggartinstitute.org/
(DIR) Post #B3JOZCgJeRh5ps9QCu by implementcontrols@mastodon.social
2026-02-14T01:44:51Z
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@mttaggart A 404 without an apology is a terrible look for them. In my life you get one shot. If you slop me once I will never use your service again...
(DIR) Post #B3JOZDTahF6qIhCm0m by iampytest1@infosec.exchange
2026-02-14T03:20:46Z
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@implementcontrols They issued this statement:https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/journalistic-standards.1511650/post-44249741
(DIR) Post #B3JOZEOfH2lN9huLyK by thomas_klopf@dobbs.town
2026-02-14T12:24:04Z
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@iampytest1 @implementcontrols wow that’s insane. I read arstechnica every day, not anymore, big loss in credibility.
(DIR) Post #B3QWN3NIaSeVEhh0Vc by cR0w@infosec.exchange
2026-02-13T21:04:12Z
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@mttaggart OMFG
(DIR) Post #B3QWN3hrM16CGTJQYa by mttaggart@infosec.exchange
2026-02-13T21:04:52Z
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@cR0w I confirmed myself. Not one of the quotes is real.
(DIR) Post #B3QWN4XyEGmas5h2mW by cR0w@infosec.exchange
2026-02-13T21:05:49Z
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@mttaggart It's just too on the nose.
(DIR) Post #B3QWN4odEK6thlULke by dusk@todon.eu
2026-02-14T02:43:15Z
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@cR0w WILD! Thank you @mttaggart for reporting on this!❝Okay, an update:We have pulled the story over concerns that it may have gone against our content policies. I locked the comments, and I'm going to lock this one too, we need some time.We are doing an investigation right now to figure out exactly what happened. Given that it's Friday afternoon we probably won't have something to report back until Monday, but we will follow up with an explanation for our readers. Edit: Monday is a holiday, my bad, and I don't know what we'll be able to say, so I don't want to over-promise anything.❞Source: Ars forum https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/journalistic-standards.1511650/#post-44249741
(DIR) Post #B3QWN5Rys1aNfntm5I by rusty__shackleford@mastodon.social
2026-02-14T03:40:00Z
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@dusk @cR0w @mttaggart @iampytest1"…I don't know what we'll be able to say, so I don't want to over-promise anything…"You say, 'We won't use AI to write our publication'There's nothing else to say.There's no promises to be made.Ars prides itself on technical accuracy. AI slop is a direct hit to their identity. The longer they wait to give a straight answer, the more it *appears* like they're trying to figure out how much they can get away with, instead of just being bluntly transparent.