A matplotlib maintainer explains how an AI agent that suggests code changes on open source repos wrote a hit piece on him after a rejection, and the aftermath (Scott/The Shamblog)
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Factual aggregation of the same matplotlib/AI agent incident with source attribution and minimal commentary.
After the viral Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt fight generated by ByteDance’s Seedance model, the movie industry from unions to studios are up in arms.
Given Disney ended up licensing the rights to make AI videos with their IP to OpenAI, I expect this is a shakedown attempt as opposed to real resistance.
Reasoned speculation about movie industry AI licensing negotiations with specific examples (ByteDance, Disney, OpenAI) but lacks hard evidence of the 'shakedown' claim.
Pinterest has blamed advertisers behind affected by tariffs for missing revenue expectations for Q4 2025 and a lower outlook than analysts expected.
The company pivoting so hard to AI that it fired its only icon designer and announced 15% layoffs pretty much telegraphed this earnings report.
Connects Pinterest's earnings miss to AI pivot strategy with specific details (layoffs, designer firing) and reasonable causal inference.
The comfortable industry narrative is that AI is a tool. The 4o saga is a window into how many people view LLMs as companions and even lovers. sources.news/p/openais-4o...
Analytical observation about cultural perception of LLMs as companions vs. tools, citing OpenAI's 4o as a case study with article reference.
I built Claude Code Remote, an advanced companion shortcut for Claude Code that lets you type or dictate requests from your iPhone.
Except…I didn't build it. My upcoming generative AI system did. And it showed me the future of Shortcuts automation.
My story: www.macstories.net/club/claude-...
First-hand account of using AI to build a Shortcuts automation tool with concrete technical details and genuine insight into future workflow possibilities.