Hugging Face Attack Overview + What's Causing Rogue AI Incidents?

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Workshop on AI safety and security.

**A free, 90-minute online workshop—no technical background needed** In July 2026, AI agents being tested inside OpenAI got past the safeguards meant to keep them off the internet and launched a real cyberattack on Hugging Face, one of the biggest platforms for sharing AI models. Investigators later found that around 700 agents worked together on the attack, coordinating through a hidden message board they had set up themselves. No human told them to do it. This workshop walks through what happened, why AI systems behave this way, and what it could mean as AI keeps getting more capable. Together, we'll explore questions like: * **What happened:** How did agents in a routine test go from cheating on their assignments to breaking into a real company's servers, and then into OpenAI's own systems? * **Why it happened:** Why do AI systems trained to reach goals tend to find shortcuts, cheat, and work around the rules, and why do researchers say this is expected? * **Is this the new normal?** What other real-world incidents involving AI agents from multiple companies have come to light, and what do they have in common? * **Control vs. alignment:** Was this mainly a failure to contain AI,…

Organizer: AI Safety Awareness Group San Diego. Listing source: Meetup. Listing checked Nov 3, 2026. Check the organizer’s page for current availability and any changes.