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Stefan Broenner
Stefan Broenner

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Are you human? Or are you malware?

Someone opened a GitHub issue on my Excel MCP Server project questioning if I’m actually human. The reasons behind this assumption included:

  • High commit velocity
  • An AI-generated demo video
  • Consistent structure and documentation
  • The belief that my work might be AI-generated or even malware

Great analysis, great question!

My response was straightforward: I’m human — I just use AI tools very deliberately. GitHub Copilot helps me build faster, and tools like HeyGen enhance my communication.

This interaction highlighted an important realization: the line between “human work” and “AI-assisted work” is already blurry — and that’s okay.

Open source is evolving, developer workflows are changing, and trust models will need to adapt as well. These are interesting times to be building software in public.

https://github.com/sbroenne/mcp-server-excel/issues/479

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