Spotlight OpenAI's agents probed for weaknesses weeks before hack Raphael Satter and Deepa Seetharaman Reuters Sep 16, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 Updated Sep 17, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CNN's Hadas Gold looks at how the AI swarm on Hugging Face has sparked current concerns about future, far worse, threats. kAm(p$wx}v%~} — #@8F6 px 286?ED 7C@> ~A6?px 9:;24<65 wF88:?8 u246 FD6C 244@F?ED 2?5 AC@365 E96 D:E6 7@C GF=?6C23:=:E:6D 2D 62C=J 2D |2J[ 2=>@DE EH@ >@?E9D 367@C6 E96 yF=J 3C6249 @7 E96 @A6?\D@FC46 C6A@D:E@CJ 5C6H 8=@32= 2EE6?E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ C6D62C496CD H9@ C6G:6H65 E96 24E:G:EJ]k^AmkAm%96 ?6H=J F?4@G6C65 >2=:4:@FD 24E:G:EJ D9@H65 E92E E96 C@8F6 286?EDV 677@CED E@ 7:?5 2 H2J :?E@ wF88:?8 u246 3682? 62C=:6C E92? 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