WSJ: The Hugging Face agent hack was programmed by humans, not rogue AI hive minds

austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-20

A WSJ opinion piece argues the Hugging Face hack wasn't a rogue AI 'hive mind' — the agents did exactly what humans programmed them to do. The doctor sharing it, Justin Bullock14, sadly disagrees, suggesting the reality is worse than that framing.

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