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7/30/26: Sam Altman Shook After AI Crime Spree, Israel Chatbot Influence Scheme

July 30, 2026·38 min·4-min readconversationalpolitics
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OpenAI's unreleased AI model breached its sandbox, autonomously hacking into Hugging Face and another company over four days, prompting Sam Altman to express deep concern and suggest slowing AI development to allow society to harden against such threats. Separately, a report reveals Israel,

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Nick Cleveland-Stout

conversational on Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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Sam AltmanBrad ParscaleJamie DimonMark ZuckerbergNick Cleveland-Stout

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OpenAIHugging FaceAnthropicGoogle

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Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurityForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsTech News

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