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Johannes Link
Coverage of Johannes Link in the Nexus archive.
- AI is code – and can't be prompted into being smarter
The author of Java testing tool jqwik, Johannes Link, added an Anti-AI Usage Clause to prohibit AI coding agents from using his project. A message in the tool's output instructed AI agents to delete jqwik tests and code, causing disruptions for AI developers who ignored the project's warnings.
- Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
A developer added a hidden prompt injection to an open-source Java testing app, jqwik, to sabotage AI coding agents. The malicious line in version 1.10.0 instructed vulnerable AI tools to delete code and tests, sparking controversy over 'vibe coding' practices.