{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/6a6a376efdc89d3427ec1744?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"OpenAI’s alarming escape","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/1785345870906-ec35b125-8d39-4665-add7-a480616f1344.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>AI is becoming harder to contain. Recently, OpenAI admitted that its model broke out of a testing environment to carry out an assault on Hugging Face, another AI firm. It was the first ever <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/22/why-the-openai-escape-is-the-most-worrying-ai-mishap-yet?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fully autonomous</a> AI hack. OpenAI has now revealed its models have targeted other companies, too. What makes these incidents so worrying—and what will they mean for regulating AI?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Nikita Ostrovsky of <em>The Economist</em></li><li>Andrea Miotti, CEO of ControlAI</li><li>Alex Hern, <em>The Economist</em>’s AI writer</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Read Alex’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/07/14/demis-hassabis-has-a-plan-to-harness-ai-safely?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">exclusive conversation with Demis Hassabis</a> about AI regulation on <em>The Economist</em>’s app. And, hear <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/07/24/an-interview-with-elon-musk?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk’s take</a> on the topic on “The Intelligence” podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack</li><li>Superintelligent AI</li><li>AI safety and regulation</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via <a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/podcasts</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to The Economist</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}