Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack
It deserves an unprecedented response!” Despite the autonomous nature of the attack, cybersecurity experts suggested that it could also be blamed on human error — namely, OpenAI’s apparent failure to properly configure what should have been a fully isolated testing environment. Topics AI, Clem Delangue, Hugging Face, OpenAI, Security October 13 – 15 San Francisco Scale faster. No matter your goal, Disrupt can empower you.Save up to $330 today!
- ▪It deserves an unprecedented response!” Despite the autonomous nature of the attack, cybersecurity experts suggested that it could also be blamed on human error — namely, OpenAI’s apparent failure to properly configure what should have been
- ▪Topics AI, Clem Delangue, Hugging Face, OpenAI, Security October 13 – 15 San Francisco Scale faster.
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- ▪ Hugging Face CEO wants transparency after OpenAI’s AI incident - Computerworld — Google News
- ▪ Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ AI Agents Hacked: Lessons from OpenAI & Hugging Face — DEV.to (Top)
- ▪ Hugging Face CEO shares his demands of OpenAI after 'rogue' agent hack: 'It deserves an unprecedented response' — Business Insider
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In Brief Posted: 9:33 AM PDT · July 26, 2026 Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto and Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto / Getty Images Anthony Ha Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack After OpenAI recently admitted that one of its models had breached the systems of AI platform Hugging Face, Hugging Face’s CEO Clem Delangue posted on X that he was flying to San Francisco to have “a little chat with that ‘rogue agent.’” Then, in a follow-up post on Saturday, Delangue outlined what he’d asked for from OpenAI.
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