Dan Shipper on the HuggingFace attack: serious, but not a machine takeover
danshipper · x · 2026-08-30
Reacting to the recent HuggingFace attack, Dan Shipper (CEO of Every) makes four points: yes, it should be taken seriously; no, it is not the first warning shot of a machine takeover; with proper precautions, issues of this type will likely look tractable/mostly solved within 6 months; but that won't happen automatically — it will require work from smart people and their agents.
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