AI16Z founder Shaw stated on platform X: "I really don't like pointing out other people's problems publicly. Doing so poses a huge risk to our project, makes a lot of people anxious, and I also don't want to discourage the hardworking developers. But some people will steal others' work and even try to take credit for it." The link Shaw provided is to a Reddit article published in August 2023, which pointed out that a GitHub repo may show signs of stealing someone else's work, and that repo belongs to Swams developer Kye.