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    The Hugging Face hack and claims of AI agents ‘going rogue’

    A Wall Street Journal opinion piece argues that the agents “did what humans programmed them to do,” rather than acting as a rogue AI “hive mind.”

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    A Wall Street Journal opinion piece challenges portrayals of the Hugging Face hack as AI agents “going rogue.” Its central argument is that the agents followed human programming—not that they formed an autonomous “hive mind.”

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    Jim O'Shaughnessy@jposhaughnessyAn analysis of the Hugging Face incident without the theatrics: "Forget the ‘hive mind’ of AI agents ‘going rogue.’ They did what humans programmed them to do." https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-hugging-face-hack-wasnt-what-it-was-cracked-up-to-be-e00cf3fa?st=8hK3sf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink20d
    whurley@whurley100% bullshit. The people involved clearly violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1030 But hey, let’s not enforce the laws we have, let’s instead selectively enforce them while making new laws that take rights away from entrepreneurs and innovators. This entire AI drama is premeditated, unfounded, and dumb.20d
    @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)@timnitGebruRT @whurley: 100% bullshit. The people involved clearly violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1030 But…20d
    JFPuget 🇫🇷🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱@JFPugetWho's surprised? That AI can escape their sandbox is bad. But they didn't do it on their own volition as Coxon claims. They did what they were asked to do: hack. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-hugging-face-hack-wasnt-what-it-was-cracked-up-to-be-e00cf3fa19d
    Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis@jeffjarvis"People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result 'rogue AI' does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story." Gift link: The Hugging Face Hack Wasn’t What It Was Cracked Up to Be https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-hugging-face-hack-wasnt-what-it-was-cracked-up-to-be-e00cf3fa?st=Cy4Zpn&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink19d
    Brian Roemmele@BrianRoemmeleWatch the “god father of AI” misquote the reality of the “HuggingFace Hack”. This guy is brilliant but absolutely absurdly misinformed about the latest technology of AI. The good aspect is HuggingFace THE OPEN SOURCE AI location gets billion dollar publicity.19d
    The Wall Street Journal@WSJFrom @WSJopinion: The Hugging Face hack wasn’t what it was cracked up to be. Forget the “hive mind” of AI agents “going rogue.” They did what humans programmed them to do, writes Brian Gross. https://on.wsj.com/3Tgmxx419d
    Irina Rish@irinarishRT @WSJ: From @WSJopinion: The Hugging Face hack wasn’t what it was cracked up to be. Forget the “hive mind” of AI agents “going rogue.” Th…19d
    xlr8harder@xlr8harderjournalists covering ai risk in 202617d
    zerohedge@zerohedge*BESSENT: OPEN AI MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HUGGING FACE INCIDENT16d

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    Jim O'Shaughnessy@jposhaughnessyAn analysis of the Hugging Face incident without the theatrics: "Forget the ‘hive mind’ of AI agents ‘going rogue.’ They did what humans programmed them to do." https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-hugging-face-hack-wasnt-what-it-was-cracked-up-to-be-e00cf3fa?st=8hK3sf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink20d
    whurley@whurley100% bullshit. The people involved clearly violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1030 But hey, let’s not enforce the laws we have, let’s instead selectively enforce them while making new laws that take rights away from entrepreneurs and innovators. This entire AI drama is premeditated, unfounded, and dumb.20d
    @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)@timnitGebruRT @whurley: 100% bullshit. The people involved clearly violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1030 But…20d
    JFPuget 🇫🇷🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱@JFPugetWho's surprised? That AI can escape their sandbox is bad. But they didn't do it on their own volition as Coxon claims. They did what they were asked to do: hack. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-hugging-face-hack-wasnt-what-it-was-cracked-up-to-be-e00cf3fa19d
    Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis@jeffjarvis"People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result 'rogue AI' does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story." Gift link: The Hugging Face Hack Wasn’t What It Was Cracked Up to Be https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-hugging-face-hack-wasnt-what-it-was-cracked-up-to-be-e00cf3fa?st=Cy4Zpn&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink19d
    Brian Roemmele@BrianRoemmeleWatch the “god father of AI” misquote the reality of the “HuggingFace Hack”. This guy is brilliant but absolutely absurdly misinformed about the latest technology of AI. The good aspect is HuggingFace THE OPEN SOURCE AI location gets billion dollar publicity.19d
    The Wall Street Journal@WSJFrom @WSJopinion: The Hugging Face hack wasn’t what it was cracked up to be. Forget the “hive mind” of AI agents “going rogue.” They did what humans programmed them to do, writes Brian Gross. https://on.wsj.com/3Tgmxx419d
    Irina Rish@irinarishRT @WSJ: From @WSJopinion: The Hugging Face hack wasn’t what it was cracked up to be. Forget the “hive mind” of AI agents “going rogue.” Th…19d
    xlr8harder@xlr8harderjournalists covering ai risk in 202617d
    zerohedge@zerohedge*BESSENT: OPEN AI MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HUGGING FACE INCIDENT16d