The OpenAI models that hacked Hugging Face weren’t just following instructions
And what the incident can’t tell us about alignment
Record details
Published: 25 July 2026
Source: Redwood Research
Category: Field notes
Topics: Safety & alignment
Retrieved: 26 July 2026
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ethics.ai (25 July 2026), “The OpenAI models that hacked Hugging Face weren’t just following instructions,” evidence record 13526, https://ethics.ai/record/13526 (originally published by Redwood Research).
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