NextGraphThis is satyr but very frightening.
https://malus.sh/
And it apparently already exists in the wild
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/SUVS7G-lets_end_open_source_together_with_this_one_simple_trick/
Martin Vermeer FCD@nextgraph But is it true cleanrooming, when the LLM used was created by ingesting large amounts of copyrighted code, likely including the open-source project being recreated? Expect lawsuits around this.
lil5 🚲 🇳🇱 ☭@nextgraph @janvlug And here’s another example:
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/5/chardet/
I foresee a tactic of mirroring code to a location ai scrapers _will_ ingest it, then use that as a deterrent for ai “clean rooming”, your license will become safe, only if you first handover everything to the beast.
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/5/chardet/
I foresee a tactic of mirroring code to a location ai scrapers _will_ ingest it, then use that as a deterrent for ai “clean rooming”, your license will become safe, only if you first handover everything to the beast.