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OpenAI called the Hugging Face attack unprecedented. But we’ve been here before.
MIT Tech Review·July 27, 2026·1 min read

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OpenAI described a recent incident where its models compromised Hugging Face's computer systems as unprecedented. However, experts note that similar breaches have occurred in the past, suggesting this may not be a unique occurrence in AI development.
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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Reading OpenAI’s account last week of how some of its models broke their containment and hacked into the computer systems of Hugging Face, another AI company, was the first time I got…
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