EDIT: The original link is now a 404 because Ars Technica apparently fabricated quotes, or possibly even generated the article in an extreme case of irony.
Here is some context:
https://mastodon.social/@nikclayton/116065459933532659
https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/journalistic-standards.1511650/
Here is the original (partially fabricated) archived article if you still want to read it: https://web.archive.org/web/20260213194851/https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine-code-rejection-an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-someone-by-name/
I think it’s best to leave the post link as is. I don’t want to point people to misinformation. I’ve added a post description instead with context and the archive link. If people downvote this post because of the 404, so be it.
That’s actually the even more proper way to handle it, thanks for the update 👍