To be clear, is AI actually at play here, aside from the fact that the repo is for Gemini? It just looks like two simple rules that interact poorly, that we could've seen in 2015.

Well, it's even more ironic as AI in general is touted as smart. I'd fully expect such bots to notice they're in a loop and one to throw the towel. Still a long way to AGI. And to AI for that matter.