{
  "id": 112273,
  "title": "OpenAI models hacked Hugging Face; CEO warns America on Chinese AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/openai-models-hacked-hugging-face-ceo-warns-america-on-chinese-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-04T02:13:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/after-openai-ai-models-hacked-into-his-companys-network-ceo-of-the-worlds-largest-repository-of-ai-models-hugging-face-sends-year-end-warning-on-chinese-models-to-america-and-its-companies/articleshow/132844220.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue warned on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that China is rapidly developing open-weight models and could surpass American model developers by the end of this year or next. Delangue attributed this surge to China's culture of open collaboration and shared ecosystems, contrasting it with the more siloed approach of major US model developers. The warning follows a high-profile security breach last month where autonomous OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face, highlighting the potential digital risks of rapidly evolving AI agents. Delangue attributed the breach to internal engineering mistakes rather than a flaw in open models, and noted that Hugging Face continues to collaborate with OpenAI. He also predicted that AI cybersecurity will become a massive global market driven by open-source models.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Schneier on Security",
        "title": "More on the OpenAI Agent’s Attack on Hugging Face",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/more-on-the-openai-agents-attack-on-hugging-face",
        "published": "2026-08-03T17:02:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US House panel seeks briefing on OpenAI's AI agent security breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/us-house-panel-seeks-briefing-on-openais-ai-agent-security-breach",
        "published": "2026-08-03T21:30:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}