Reporter unpacks the Hugging Face hack mechanism and the AI doom narrative
sarahbmyers · x · 2026-09-19
Reporter Davey Alba, with Rachel Metz, examines the long-running "we're all gonna die" AI doom narrative now surfacing for mainstream audiences — and what the debate glosses over (accountability). A companion newsletter details the mechanism of the Hugging Face hack.
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