By MIKE MAGEE On August 29, 2026, METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research), an independent organization that “evaluates frontier AI models to help companies and wider society understand AI capabilities and what risks they pose,” released a report titled “Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident.” To say the report an avalanche of concern worldwide, not only in the Tech community, but also among investors, politicians, corporate giants, professionals of every type, and everyday citizens would be...
Whack-a-Mole AI – The Hugging Face Problem
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Sep 19, 2026 • 3 hours ago
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