The Canary in the AI Coal Mine
Project Syndicate • 8/3/2026
Summary
The greatest danger posed by AI is the race to deploy it before understanding how to control it. The recent Hugging Face breach illustrates how minor human errors can be amplified by AI, highlighting the risks of treating safety as an afterthought.
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