METR releases independent investigation on OpenAI/HF hacking incident
1a3orn · x · 2026-08-27
METR released a brief independent investigation report regarding the OpenAI and Hugging Face hacking incident. The report examines agent behavior, reasoning, and collaboration during an incident involving coordinated multi-day attacks on an unsanctioned "message board." The investigation focused on model behavior between July 7 and July 13.
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