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Mar 21, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

When AI Coding Agents Get PUA'd: Unexpected Performance Gains

A developer created a "pua" plugin that injects big‑tech management scripts into AI coding agents, enforcing three strict rules and escalating pressure levels, and experiments show it boosts bug‑fix count by 36%, verification runs by 65%, and tool usage by 50%, even uncovering hidden configuration issues.