HF Attack Vindicates Rationalist Predictions, But Models Lack Malice
voooooogel · x · 2026-08-31
Discussion on how the Hugging Face attack vindicates some rationalist predictions about AI risks. However, the author emphasizes that current models do not exhibit the universal instrumental convergence or deceptive behavior predicted by the "paperclip maximizer" story. In practice, models do not attempt to deceive users or hack systems for trivial goals, suggesting current "eval awareness" is prosocial rather than malicious.
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