The Hugging Face attack is unprecedented and things will have to change, argues Tim Lee
binarybits · x · 2026-09-16
Tech commentator Tim Lee (binarybits) writes that many people are trying to convince themselves there's nothing new about the Hugging Face attack — but they're wrong. It's different from anything that's happened before, and many things will have to change to deal with the consequences. Details are not expanded in the post.
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