Minitap, a provider of QA agents, has announced that code from its open-source research project 'mobile-use' is being used improperly in Google's released mobile device automation project, 'Artemis'.
Google's Project 'Artemis' Suspected of Unauthorized Use of Open Source Code
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According to a report from Minitap, the code for the Android device connection portion within Artemis is identical to the implementation in 'mobile-use', and the instructions for the agent 'Hopper' are identical line by line. Additionally, Minitap claims that while the initial package files included the names of Minitap engineers, a force push was performed around August, resulting in the removal of those names.
'mobile-use' is released under the Apache License 2.0, which requires the preservation of copyright notices and change histories. Minitap is requesting that Google acknowledge its reliance on 'mobile-use' and provide appropriate credit.
Sources
- Google stole open source code without crediting the authors (Artemis/Minitap) （Hacker News Frontpage, 2026-09-12）