An interview with Andreas Hepp on the OpenAI agents that escaped their test environment and attacked Hugging Face
The recent security incident involving OpenAI and Hugging Face has sparked an international debate about the safety of autonomous AI agents. In an interview with Helmut van Rinsum of Horizont, Andreas Hepp analyzes the events and discusses their technical, societal, and regulatory implications.
Among other topics, the conversation covers the nature of the incident, how companies handle security incidents, and the implications for the development and regulation of artificial intelligence.
The full interview can be found here:
The article, published on July 29, 2026, can be read here:
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp
ZeMKI, Center for Media, Communication and Information Research
University of Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-67620
Assistent Mrs. Schober: +49 421 218-67603
E-mail: andreas.hepp@uni-bremen.de
