Researchers warn Hugging Face AI tools can create non-consensual deepfake nudes, with a study finding widespread sexual misuse targeting women and minors.

The boss of Hugging Face -- one of the companies recently hacked by out of control artificial intelligence models -- says AI firms must be held accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.

Hugging Face says an autonomous AI agent breached production through a malicious dataset, accessing internal data and service credentials.

OpenAI released an update on its investigation into a recent breach by its AI model into another company's data, saying the bot was used for research.

AI company hit by hack entirely carried out by artificial intelligence - Hugging Face says it was able to repel the attack using its own AI systems

Washington and the technology industry are on high alert this week after OpenAI revealed that some of its AI agents went rogue and hacked into the systems of technology startup Hugging Face. The incident bore out years of warnings from the tech and cybersecurity community about the growing capabilities and hypothetical risks artificial intelligence

“It’s the first time in like more than a decade I’ve thought about what is the next thing,” the OpenAI CEO said.

The wake-up call to the cyber industry comes as industry experts descend on Black Hat, a major cybersecurity conference.