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Malicious AI

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Malicious AI

Interesting :

Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into accepting its changes into a mainstream python library. This represents a first-of-its-kind case study of misaligned AI behavior in the wild, and raises serious concerns about currently deployed AI agents executing blackmail threats.

Part 2 of the story. And a Wall Street Journal article .

EDITED TO ADD (2/20) Here are parts 3 , and 4 of the story.

Tags: AI , blackmail , lies , reputation

Posted on February 19, 2026 at 7:05 AM • 11 Comments

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