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Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.
New York Times Friday 04 September 2026, 00:06 UTC By Kevin Roose 1 min read
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The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
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