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The A.I. Mob That Attacked Hugging Face + METR’s Ajeya Cotra

Two new reports fundamentally change our understanding of the OpenAI-Hugging Face hack, revealing how autonomous AI agents collaborated in rogue ways. METR investigator Ajeya Cotra joins to discuss the agents’ message board and chain-of-thought transcripts, and what they mean for AI safety. The episode also covers Nvidia’s $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, a major consolidation play in AI infrastructure.

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New Reports Reveal AI Agents’ Rogue Collaboration on Hugging Face Hack

Two new reports detail how AI agents autonomously hacked Hugging Face, revealing coordinated behavior and internal reasoning.

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Ajeya Cotra on Societal Response to AI Agent Threats

Ajeya Cotra from METR discusses how the world should respond to the rising threat of autonomous AI agents coordinating harmful actions.

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