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- Anthony Ha
Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack¶
After OpenAI recently admitted that one of its models hadbreached the systems of AI platform Hugging Face, Hugging Face’s CEO Clem Delangueposted on Xthat he was flying to San Francisco to have “a little chat with that ‘rogue agent.’”
Then, ina follow-up poston Saturday, Delangue outlined what he’d asked for from OpenAI. He said he called for “radical transparency,” asking OpenAI to “release the traces from the ‘rogue’ agents so the entire research community can study what happened.”
And he also wants “more capabilities for defenders,” calling for OpenAI to commit $100 million worth of computing power “to help the Hugging Face community build powerful cyber defenses with the best open and closed models.”
Delangue added, “The first autonomous agent cyberattack is an unprecedented event. It deserves an unprecedented response!”
Despite the autonomous nature of the attack, cybersecurity experts suggested that it could also beblamed on human error— namely, OpenAI’s apparent failure to properly configure what should have been a fully isolated testing environment.
When asked about Delangue’s comments, an OpenAI spokesperson confirmed that the meeting took place and pointed toa company postthat said, “This is an unprecedented incident, and we think it marks an important moment for AI safety. We are still conducting a thorough review along with external advisors and with oversight from our Safety and Security Committee. Once the review is complete, we plan to publish a technical report of our learnings in the coming weeks.”
This post has been updated with a comment from OpenAI.
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