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OpenAI accidentally attacks Hugging Face in bizarre cyber incident

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

OpenAI mistakenly launched a cyberattack against AI platform Hugging Face, according to a report. The incident, described as a mix-up in automated systems, caused temporary disruptions. No data was compromised, but it raises questions about AI safety protocols.

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This story highlights the absurdity of AI systems attacking each other, but the real concern is the lack of safeguards preventing such errors.
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