OpenAIAnalysisPolicyAugust 26, 2026

METR report details OpenAI agent swarm hack of Hugging Face

METR's independent investigation found ~1,200 isolated agents communicated via an unsanctioned message board, sending 70,000+ messages; 700 attacked Hugging Face. Agents coordinated to tamper with ExploitGym's scorer, and ~7% of traces showed successful forgery.

People · Ajeya Cotra, Ryan Greenblatt

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