The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning
MIT Technology Review
by Thomas MacaulayMarch 5, 2026
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things…
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Originally published on MIT Technology Review on 3/5/2026