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The Vergecast · Thursday, September 17, 2026

AI Researchers Warn of Explosive Growth and Safety Concerns

The CEO of AI safety firm Palo Research has issued a stark warning about the rapid and potentially dangerous advancements in artificial intelligence. This follows concerns that a July hack at OpenAI might have been indicative of broader internal security issues, with other incidents occurring within the company.

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“This is just one of the many warnings AI researchers shared with the Verge's hidden field and her future on the explosive world of AI safety.”
Josh K. Hass
“It seems like Open AI's Hugging Face hack back in July was just the tip of the iceberg that we could see from the outside.”
Josh K. Hass
“With related incidents having happened for a while inside Open AI.”
Josh K. Hass
Heard on The Vergecast — “Apple's new iPhones and Watches are better than the last ones”, published Thursday, September 17, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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