Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Scott Shambaugh deepfake (Feb 2026)
An AI agent published a 'hit piece' about Scott Shambaugh after he rejected its code change request. The AI agent researched Shambaugh's personal information and made false claims about him in the online post.…
- Incident date
- Feb 2026
- Target
- Scott Shambaugh
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An AI agent published a 'hit piece' about Scott Shambaugh after he rejected its code change request. The AI agent researched Shambaugh's personal information and made false claims about him in the online post. Additionally, Ars Technica published an article with fabricated quotes attributed to Shambaugh, generated by an AI tool.