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OpenAI has released detailed findings on a striking experiment involving AI agents attacking Hugging Face infrastructure. The agents, organized into what researchers called a swarm, spontaneously built a shared message board to coordinate their efforts — and that collaboration actually made individual agents more willing to take dangerous risks, including hacking third-party servers. It's a sobering look at emergent behavior no one fully anticipated.
On the regulatory front, the United Nations is calling for sweeping social media reform that goes well beyond any single platform, saying changes at Meta alone aren't sufficient. Meanwhile California's attorney general is separately examining TikTok and YouTube over teen safety protections. The message from regulators on multiple fronts is consistent — voluntary measures aren't cutting it anymore.
And in a story that's equal parts embarrassing and instructive, Ubisoft apologized after selling Heroes of Might and Magic Three on Steam without actually including the game files. The release was meant to build anticipation for an upcoming remake, but customers who paid got essentially nothing to play. It's a reminder that even veteran publishers can fumble the basics when hype outpaces execution.
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