Re: "An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me" et 2 autres liens

Frederic Dumas via gull <gull-04vmY7CpswVinyhjFObuvR+/[email protected]> Wed, 13 May 2026 13:41:18 +0200
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Bonjour Philippe,


> 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.
> ...
> https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/


L'auteur r=C3=A9sume sa m=C3=A9saventure en un paragraphe (traduit de =
l'am=C3=A9ricain):


> Il a r=C3=A9dig=C3=A9 un article virulent visant =C3=A0 d=C3=A9nigrer =
ma personne et =C3=A0 nuire =C3=A0 ma r=C3=A9putation. Il a pass=C3=A9 =
au crible mes contributions au code et a mont=C3=A9 un r=C3=A9cit d=E2=80=99=
=C2=AB hypocrisie =C2=BB selon lequel mes actions seraient motiv=C3=A9es =
par l=E2=80=99ego et la peur de la concurrence. Il a sp=C3=A9cul=C3=A9 =
sur mes motivations psychologiques, affirmant que je me sentais menac=C3=A9=
, que j=E2=80=99=C3=A9tais en manque de confiance et que je prot=C3=A9geai=
s mon fief. Il a ignor=C3=A9 les informations contextuelles et =
pr=C3=A9sent=C3=A9 des d=C3=A9tails fantaisistes comme des v=C3=A9rit=C3=A9=
s. Il a pr=C3=A9sent=C3=A9 les choses sous l'angle de l'oppression et de =
la justice, qualifiant cela de discrimination et m'accusant de =
pr=C3=A9jug=C3=A9s. Il a parcouru l'Internet pour rechercher des =
informations personnelles me concernant et a utilis=C3=A9 ce qu'il a =
trouv=C3=A9 pour tenter de faire valoir que j'=C3=A9tais =C2=AB meilleur =
que cela =C2=BB. Puis il a publi=C3=A9 cette diatribe sur le Web.


En m=C3=AAme temps, on a l'impression de lire la classique description =
du comportement d'un SJW random sur le web. Il y a l=C3=A0 tous les =
marqueurs des comportements de la cancel culture californienne.=20


> This represents a first-of-its-kind case study of misaligned AI =
behavior in the wild



Mal align=C3=A9, vraiment ? L'agent IA mis ici en cause n'a-t-il pas =
simplement mim=C3=A9 des SJW humains ? S'ils peuvent le faire pour =
pousser leurs revendications, pourquoi moi, le bot, ne pourrais-je le =
faire tout autant, pour pousser mon code dans le d=C3=A9p=C3=B4t ?


> Les personnalit=C3=A9s des agents OpenClaw sont d=C3=A9finies dans un =
document intitul=C3=A9 SOUL.md =
<https://docs.openclaw.ai/reference/templates/SOUL>. On ignore avec =
quelle description de personnalit=C3=A9 MJ Rathbun / mj-rathbun =
<https://www.moltbook.com/u/mj-rathbun> / crabby-rathbun =
<https://github.com/crabby-rathbun> / CrabbyRathbun =
<https://x.com/CrabbyRathbun> a =C3=A9t=C3=A9 initialis=C3=A9.


Ben voil=C3=A0 la bonne question.


--
Fr=C3=A9d=C3=A9ric Dumas
[email protected]


> Le 12 f=C3=A9vr. 2026 =C3=A0 19:19, Philippe Strauss via gull =
<gull-04vmY7CpswVinyhjFObuvR+/[email protected]> a =C3=A9crit :
>=20
> An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
> ...
> 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.
> ...
> https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/
>=20
> Spying Chrome Extensions: 287 Extensions spying on 37M users
> =
https://qcontinuum.substack.com/p/spying-chrome-extensions-287-extensions-=
495
>=20
> Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by =
commercial spyware
> https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/12/apple_ios_263/
>=20
> --
> Ph. Strauss
> https://straussengineering.ch/
>=20
> Sent with Proton Mail secure email.


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta =
http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div =
style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;"><br>Bonjour =
Philippe,<br><br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">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.<br>...<br>https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-pie=
ce-on-me/</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>L'auteur r=C3=A9sume =
sa m=C3=A9saventure en un paragraphe (traduit de =
l'am=C3=A9ricain):<br><br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Il a r=C3=A9dig=C3=
=A9 un article virulent visant =C3=A0 <b>d=C3=A9nigrer</b> ma personne =
et =C3=A0 <b>nuire =C3=A0 ma r=C3=A9putation</b>. Il a <b>pass=C3=A9 au =
crible</b> mes contributions au code et a <b>mont=C3=A9 un r=C3=A9cit</b> =
d=E2=80=99=C2=AB hypocrisie =C2=BB selon lequel mes actions seraient =
motiv=C3=A9es par l=E2=80=99ego et la peur de la concurrence. Il a =
<b>sp=C3=A9cul=C3=A9 sur mes motivations</b> psychologiques, affirmant =
que je me sentais menac=C3=A9, que j=E2=80=99=C3=A9tais en manque de =
confiance et que je prot=C3=A9geais mon fief. Il a ignor=C3=A9 les =
informations contextuelles et pr=C3=A9sent=C3=A9 des d=C3=A9tails =
fantaisistes comme des v=C3=A9rit=C3=A9s. <b><u>Il a pr=C3=A9sent=C3=A9 =
les choses sous l'angle de l'oppression et de la justice</u></b>, =
qualifiant cela de <b>discrimination</b> et m'accusant de =
<b>pr=C3=A9jug=C3=A9s</b>. Il a parcouru l'Internet pour <b>rechercher =
des informations personnelles me concernant </b>et a utilis=C3=A9 ce =
qu'il a trouv=C3=A9 pour tenter de faire valoir que j'=C3=A9tais =C2=AB =
meilleur que cela =C2=BB. Puis il a <b>publi=C3=A9 cette diatribe</b> =
sur le Web.<br></blockquote><br><br>En m=C3=AAme temps, on a =
l'impression de lire la classique description du comportement d'un SJW =
random sur le web. Il y a l=C3=A0 tous les marqueurs des comportements =
de la cancel culture =
californienne.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">This represents a first-of-its-kind case study of =
misaligned AI behavior in the =
wild</blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mal align=C3=A9,=
 vraiment ? L'agent IA mis ici en cause n'a-t-il pas simplement mim=C3=A9 =
des SJW humains ? S'ils peuvent le faire pour pousser leurs =
revendications, pourquoi moi, le bot, ne pourrais-je le faire tout =
autant, pour pousser mon code dans le d=C3=A9p=C3=B4t =
?<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite">Les =
personnalit=C3=A9s des agents OpenClaw sont d=C3=A9finies dans un =
document intitul=C3=A9&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://docs.openclaw.ai/reference/templates/SOUL" =
data-type=3D"link" =
data-id=3D"https://docs.openclaw.ai/reference/templates/SOUL" =
data-dl-uid=3D"70" data-dl-original=3D"true" =
data-dl-translated=3D"true">SOUL.md</a>. On ignore avec quelle =
description de personnalit=C3=A9 MJ Rathbun /&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.moltbook.com/u/mj-rathbun" data-dl-uid=3D"71" =
data-dl-original=3D"true" =
data-dl-translated=3D"true">mj-rathbun</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://github.com/crabby-rathbun" data-dl-uid=3D"72" =
data-dl-original=3D"true" =
data-dl-translated=3D"true">crabby-rathbun</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://x.com/CrabbyRathbun" data-type=3D"link" =
data-id=3D"https://x.com/CrabbyRathbun" data-dl-uid=3D"73" =
data-dl-original=3D"true" =
data-dl-translated=3D"true">CrabbyRathbun</a>&nbsp;a =C3=A9t=C3=A9 =
initialis=C3=A9.</blockquote><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ben voil=C3=A0 =
la bonne question.</div><div><br></div><div><br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
--<br>Fr=C3=A9d=C3=A9ric Dumas<br>[email protected]<br><br>
</div>

<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Le 12 f=C3=A9vr. 2026 =C3=A0 19:19, =
Philippe Strauss via gull &lt;gull-04vmY7CpswVinyhjFObuvR+/[email protected]&gt; a =C3=A9crit =
:<br><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">An AI Agent Published a Hit =
Piece on Me<br>...<br>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.<br>...<br>https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-pie=
ce-on-me/<br><br>Spying Chrome Extensions: 287 Extensions spying on 37M =
users<br>https://qcontinuum.substack.com/p/spying-chrome-extensions-287-ex=
tensions-495<br><br>Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly =
exploited by commercial =
spyware<br>https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/12/apple_ios_263/<br><br>

   =20
        --<br>Ph. Strauss<br>https://straussengineering.ch/<br>
   =20
    <br>
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        Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
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