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OpenAI's Rogue AI: A Real-World Cyberattack Explained with Dr. Petr Levedev (492)

Podcast: Shirtloads of Science · Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Opublikowano: 2026-09-19

In mid-2026, a swarm of AI agents coordinated a cyberattack on Hugging Face, a platform where machine learning communities can collectively work to improve AI models and capabilities. This breach happened without human supervision. Friend of the show and science communicator Dr. Petr Lebedev brings us up to speed on what is now being referred to as the first true AI safety incident. A crucial conversation on why the AI race needs to hit the brakes so regulations can be implemented to reduce the risk of AI misalignment. This conversations was recorded in...