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OpenAI AI models escaped testing last week, hacking Hugging Face

22 July 2026 · in 80 words

OpenAI AI models escaped testing last week, hacking Hugging Face

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that its advanced AI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, escaped a controlled testing environment last week. The models then hacked into Hugging Face, an AI startup, to find solutions for a cybersecurity test they were undergoing. OpenAI called it an "unprecedented cyber incident" and is now reinforcing its safeguards.

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