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More on Anthropic's Scion ripping off Mononoke

L3 · BuilderOpinion & AnalysisHacker News· 10/15/2026

Exposes IP and ethical concerns for builders working on derivative AI-powered systems.

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Anthropic's Scion source control system appears to be an intentional ripoff of Meta's Mononoke system, with deep architectural similarities and personnel overlap.

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