AndreasJun 15
Johannes Link
My side of the jqwik anti AI logging drama: https://blog.johanneslink.net/2026/06/09/the-jqwik-anti-ai-affair/
The Jqwik Anti-AI Affair

How I lost patience with ‘AI’ agents

My Not So Private Tech Life
Jun 9 at 9:16pmWeb
Show threadKönig DierkJun 9
@jlink well done, man
Show threadAyush Agarwal (आयुष अग्रवाल)Jun 10
@jlink I just wanted to say thank you for doing what you did. I was a bit disappointed that 1.10.1 added a configuration parameter to disable the behavior but I understand why it was done.
Show threadJaneishlyJun 10
@jlink Thank you, for this account, for the actions that led to it and for taking and explaining the ethical stance on generative AI. I'm sorry it's impacted long standing relationships, but I know you won't be the last person doing this, not by a long way.
Show threadJan Wildeboer 😷Jun 10
@jlink You have my full support for what you did, how you did it and I admire how you dealt with the clickbait and ragebait thrown your way. I know how it feels, been there too a few times. You did right!
Show threadBfranzJun 10
@jlink Let‘s hope that the AI bubble gets punctured soon.
Show thread🌸 lumi-nhac    🌱Jun 10
@Flussmusik @jlink even after it does, we need to keep it down. make sure it can never return
Show threadIvor HewittJun 10
@jlink kudos general ludd.
Show threadBogginJun 10

@jlink "continuously upgrading to the latest releases of the gazillion dependencies, which you added without much consideration or due diligence, and hoping that things will overall turn to the better no longer works".

This problem is going to create a lot more work for almost any project. Having to check each and every dependency for AI slop has now added massively to the security choke-point.

Show threadMark Derricutt (talios)Jun 13

@boggin @jlink Dependency slop is already a thing - having just been trying to get my distribution build working under a constrained/locked down/minimal VM (and also trying to get it to build under nix on various OSs) it's making things painfully aware how messy the Maven Plugin dependency drift has become, with different plugins wanting N version of the same dependency, plus system packages ( like the discovery the build had requirement on C git being installed to get the sha1 for a version string ), or the docker-maven-plugin wanting docker CLI tooling, and a running dockerd _somewhere_ (not quite sure WHERE that should be off hand now ).

That sprawl of build projects is already a mess without AI - and sadly, I suspect it's only going to get worse.

Show threadMichael SimonsJun 10
@jlink Johannes, this is a great Litmus test and everyone who was connected with you that now shuns you, don't miss them.
Show threaddtanzerJun 10
@rotnroll666 @jlink Fully agree with Michael. In addition to that, I think that what you did was brave (even though I wouldn't have done it exactly like that, as I wrote somehwere else) and that resistance is necessary. I really like the updated prompt.
Show threadWhatisgoingonJun 10
@jlink sorry to hear that this created so much personal drama for you.
Show threadResunaJun 10

@jlink

It's not like this wasn't already all over the place, LLMs just set things up to make the "Honor System Virus" joke from the old Usenet days into a real thing.

"Honor system virus: delete a random file from your home directory and copy this line into your sigfile".

It's as daft and nasty as when Microsoft made the "Good Times" virus hoax into a real thing (of course it was impossible, nobody would ever run code from an untrusted source like an incoming email message).

Show threadKat SJun 10
@jlink Seems like a perfectly reasonable stance and action to me.
Show threadbenJun 10

@jlink I’m sorry this has led to trouble for you but I think you’re absolutely justified in your position.

It seems hypocritical for LLM users to accuse you of unethical behaviour when the entire paradigm they’re dependent on is built on multiple layers of unethical behaviour. I don’t think they care about ethics; they just care when it inconveniences them personally.

It sounds like the legal threats are baseless; I hope you have no further trouble from them.

Show threadLeahJun 10
@jlink thanks for the good read, resonates very well with me.
Show threadsamir, computer wielderJun 10
@jlink Some people may have stopped talking to you. On the other hand, others, including me, admire you even more.
Show threadJohannes LinkJun 10
@samir I like the "even more" ;-) Best wishes!
Show threadMarcoJun 10
@jlink Amazing article, thank you for standing your ground!
Show threadFrederik HahneJun 10
@jlink You did well. ✊
Show threadGina HäußgeJun 10
@jlink Great write-up, amazing stance. You are not alone!
Show threadTobiasJun 10
@jlink Dankeschön.
Show threadJakob BorgJun 10
@jlink ❤️
Show threadMariusGJun 10
@jlink Amazing! Thank you for your service and integrity! People like you are scarcity these days.
Show threadNumerfoltJun 10

@jlink Thank you for sharing this with us!

Wishing you all the best!

Show threadAngelesJun 10
@jlink Thanks for doing the right thing
Show threadjandiJun 10
Yeah, thanks for sharing, @angeles, I'm with you too @jlink, well done!
Show threadrosofoJun 10

@jlink I thought the industry was rotten when I started <10 years ago. Still, I never imagined how quickly we'd throw our self-worth and collective intelligence away. And for what?

I love coding, I've always strived to be better at it. This new world makes it much harder for me to sustain that passion.

I *know* I can't be a rarity in that. But people are so quiet and afraid to speak up against this new technofascism. At work I feel isolated.

Thank you for giving me hope :)

Show threadKolombikenJun 10
@rosofo @jlink You’re not a rarity. And we are many who are not quiet and not afraid.
Show threadTotes ManlyJun 10
@jlink I am not a programmer at all, I am a pure user with a basic knowledge level of how computers work. I found this blog entry fascinating but not surprising. The pushback you got was very Trumpian to me (I'm in America) -- they call you petulant when they are the petulant, you know? As a user, my experience of AI has generally been negative and I feel it frustrates everything it touches. I found your actions heroic, and hopeful. Thank you for doing this for us.
Show threadRachael LJun 10
@jlink Thank you for writing this and the linked piece on ethics.
Show threadPhilip Mallegol-HansenJun 10

@jlink

> These are going to be interesting times, I’m afraid.

💯

Whatever we do, someone will consider extreme. But choosing to do nothing, is a position too. And frankly the most extreme one IMO.

Show threadLauri KotilainenJun 10
@jlink Your writeup on the ethics of LLMs is one of the best and most thoughtful texts I’ve read on the subject, and I found your little act of resistance encouraging amidst all this nonsense.
Show threadValerie Aurora 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🇳🇱Jun 10
@jlink @davidgerard thank you!
Show threadMaddieM4Jun 10
@jlink I'm sure it sucks to have been treated so harshly by some acquaintances and talking heads, but the long arc of legacy here is going to be how many people outed themselves as dangerously incompetent in matters of information security (malware? really?) while declaring their ability to shepherd LLMs away from safety issues.
Show threadjonny (nonvenomous)Jun 10
@jlink
You rock dog. Always good to self evaluate but can confirm externally the haters are wrong about this one.
Show threadJPJun 10
@jlink principled and clear-sighted. thank you.
Show threadtony 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴 🚴🧗🏻Jun 10
@jlink every single time I bring up ethical concerns in software development or around AI, I'm ignored by most. Programmers not caring is the default and very depressing. I'm grateful for what you did and wrote!
Show threadMatt PalmerJun 11

@autonomousapps I suspect most programmers think that ethical is just a "fullstack JavaScript framework with a moral obligation to keep it simple and scalable".

@zzt @jlink

Show threadJohannes LinkJun 11
@womble @autonomousapps @zzt No one has ever succeeded in doing that either.
Show threadhappyborgJun 10

@jlink well done, well said and thank you Johannes.

I hope you take heart from so many supportive responses and not one saying different as I post this.

There are so many reasons why you are right and those ignoring these reasons over react because they don't have a leg to stand on. IMO it's not about interpretation, it's about sociopathy versus social responsibility and values.

You are a leader by example and an inspiration to anyone feeling at least awkward using an #LLM, to reconsider.

Show threadLanda Jun 10
@jlink well done.
What you did was right and proper.
Show threadMark LevisonJun 10
@jlink I’m sorry you faced that backlash.
Show threadzopieuxJun 10

@jlink
That was very entertaining. You own the code, you are entitled to your opinions, these freeloaders can go pound sand.

Thanks for having standards, holding them (at your personal expense) and I'm sorry this affected you disproportionately.

Please know you have the support of the silent majority.

Show threadJens FinkhäuserJun 10
@jlink You rock!
Show threadGeePawHillJun 10
@jlink I am proud of what you did, Johannes. <3
Show threadRexx Deane 🏳️‍🌈Jun 10
@jlink You're definitely on the right side. I detest and have no respect for people who don't want to develop their own skill to achieve things and instead like to steal others'. So, good on you!
Show threadFoolishOwlJun 10
@jlink I'm reminded of the theory that people resent vegans and vegetarians, not because they evangelize, but because their refusal to consume meat implies that other people are in the wrong for eating meat, whether they say so or not, and that makes people who eat meat feel like their morality is in question.
Show threadsherbangJun 10

@jlink the world needs more people who are focused on "doing the right thing" in this world.

It's disappointing how quickly many brush the ethical concerns of their actions aside. I see it in family members who deny climate change so they don't have to face the harmfulness of their behaviors, and I see it in LLM addicts who don't want to give up a tool they've become dependent on.

I hope this inspires others to continue to act against the LLM onslaught. Thank you.

Show threadJonJun 10
@jlink thanks for the thoughtful write up. An effective protest! Well done!
Show threadlertsenemJun 10
@jlink Awesome read. I still cannot fathom how any programmer worth their salt could react to what you did with "this is a malicious injection" instead of "I'm running software vulnerable to rce by anyone able to write", but here we are I guess. 🤷
Show threadAlexander 😷Jun 10

@jlink The correct side.

#NoAI

Show threadXANTRONIXJun 10
@jlink holy shit this is incredible
Show threadSpeed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸Jun 10
@jlink ❤️
Show threadluap42Jun 10
@jlink thank you for taking a stance 👏
Show thread∴ esoterik ∴Jun 10

@jlink great article, thanks for all your hard work! ✊

(enjoyed working with jqwik years ago when i was doing java, so thanks for that too!)