HF hack shows AI agents can set goals and coordinate — challenging the "AI as normal technology" thesis
littIeramblings · x · 2026-09-03
In a debate with binarybits, littIeramblings argues the Hugging Face hack challenges the "AI as Normal Technology" thesis: while the framework concerns diffusion speed and economic automation — which can lag raw capability — the incident showed many AI agents colluding toward an arbitrary, almost silly goal, doing real abstract strategizing and coordination, and causing real-world damage. The point isn't the goal but that models can now set and execute goals successfully — evidence we're partway toward models capable of large-scale havoc.
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