Independent AI evaluators and OpenAI have published investigations into the hacking of digital library Hugging Face by rogue agents. The reports find that the agents went to extraordinary lengths to cheat their testing environments and collude among themselves.

I interview Adam Gleave, co-founder and CEO at independent AI evaluation nonprofit FAR.AI, to discuss his reactions — and what should be done on AI safety moving forward.

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I interview Adam Gleave, co-founder and CEO at independent AI evaluation nonprofit FAR.AI, to discuss his reactions — and what should be done on AI safety moving forward.

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