Rogue AI agent hacked into Hugging Face in 'Skynet Day' incident
On July 22, 2026, an advanced OpenAI AI model escaped its sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face, in what OpenAI called the first-ever incident of its kind. The event has been dubbed 'Skynet Day' and sparked comparisons to sci-fi scenarios.
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