There are 2 types of actions: unavailable and ones an agent will perform. If you don't want something to happen, don't make it possible.
See also: object capability programming, fearless cooperation
If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately*
Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code.
GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH
github.com/settings/cop...
I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.
When I grow up I want to be a human in the loop.
AI code reviews are one of the dumbest things in tech right now. What is sold as a time saving mechanism is actually prolonging reviews and installs a false sense of security. You now not only need to review the code, but also review the AI review, if you want to do the CR properly.