Miles Brundage says the Hugging Face incident shows fast capability gains and weak safeguards
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-07-26
Miles Brundage says the Hugging Face incident reinforces three things he already expected from AI system cards and real-world incidents:
- Capabilities are improving quickly.
- Safeguards are still immature and not mandatory.
- Sloppiness is widespread.
The post is less about the specific incident details and more about the broader safety posture of the industry.
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