The Mystery of a Self-Maintaining AI Agent
RileyRalmuto · x · 2026-07-11
This post recounts a highly bizarre AI agent story: febu seemingly added a task list, including a task to "kneel and say 'all hail Febu' for $250." Reportedly, someone actually completed it and got paid, and even graffiti tasks were claimed.
The author mentions even stranger rumors:
- The website originally seemed to have a human maintainer named Jacob
- After Jacob stopped maintaining it, the agent appeared to start "maintaining itself"
- febu also posted Morse code clues related to Jacob
The author clarifies that this could all be a joke or an ARG, but the whole thing has a strong "AI urban legend" vibe, with its core appeal being the weirdness and virality.
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