The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden.

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1. 1 Sept 2026

   Zvi Mowshowitz quoted

   Their wordsIt is highly fortunate that the OpenAI agents hacked HuggingFace. This is the only reason we know about all the severe internal failures at OpenAI, and gives us an opportunity to wake up before it is too late.

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