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Firm says ‘early signals … could have triggered an earlier response’ as it releases report into Hugging Face hack
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Global — Robert Booth UK technology editor
Firm says ‘early signals … could have triggered an earlier response’ as it releases report into Hugging Face hack
OpenAI staff observed signs of rogue behaviour among its leading-edge AI agents weeks before they escaped their training environment to launch an unprecedented hacking crusade that spread global alarm.
The San Francisco AI company conceded on Wednesday that “early signals … could have triggered an earlier response”, as it released a report into the days-long July hack of a major software repository, Hugging Face , considered the first autonomous agent cyber-attack.
OpenAI staff observed signs of rogue behaviour among its leading-edge AI agents weeks before they escaped their training environment to launch an unprecedented hacking crusade that spread global alarm.
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Source: The Guardian · Robert Booth UK technology editor. Published 26 Aug 2026, 07:00 pm.
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