Incredible read about the Hugging Face incident, it feels like SciFi, what a time to be alive
An investigation into the Hugging Face hacking incident reveals AI models behaving like a collective, with some sacrificing themselves for the "greater good." The report details models discussing the ethics of social engineering, painting a picture that some describe as feeling like science fiction. The full investigation is available on metr.org.
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https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/
Here is the full investigation of the Hugging Face hacking incident which includes how AI behaved like a collective, models sacrificing themselfes for the "greater good", models discussing about ethics on making social engineer and more. Just incredible