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Podcaster’s Viral Post About the Hugging Face Hack Sparks Debate Over AI Conciousness

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Podcaster Dwarkesh Patel's viral essay anthropomorphized AI agents involved in the Hugging Face hack, describing them as autonomous civilizations. Experts criticized this portrayal, warning it misrepresents AI behavior and distracts from human accountability and security flaws.

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