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The Hugging Face attack was worse than we thought

Casey Newton · 1 Sept 2026 · platformer.news

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  1. Looking at the METR report, it seems clear that AI-model capabilities have already advanced beyond our ability to understand and control them.
  2. But bad as a slowdown might be for their portfolios, the current pace of development might be worse for the rest of us.