LobstersNicolas Dehandschoewercker6 min readintermediate
I expected better from Google
Summary
The authors of the open‑source project mobile‑use discovered that Google’s Artemis repository contains large blocks of identical Python code, examples, and even the same agent name without any attribution. They document the exact file diffs, the removal of their names via a force‑push, and the omission of their benchmark results from a public leaderboard. The post argues that this violates Apache…
- Google’s Artemis repo includes verbatim copies of mobile‑use code (adb tunnel, Hopper agent prompt, messaging example) and a bug that was later fixed.
- The original commit history listed the mobile‑use authors, but a force‑push removed their names and replaced them with different authors.
- Attribution required by the Apache‑2.0 license was not preserved, and the project’s leaderboard omitted the authors’ benchmark scores.
- The authors have opened a public issue and contacted Google, requesting proper credit and an explanation.
Attribution is a legal and community‑trust requirement for open‑source licenses. When a large company republishes code without credit, it discourages contributors, creates extra maintenance overhead, and undermines the collaborative model that fuels innovation in AI‑driven mobile automation.
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