# OpenAI and Hugging Face Partner to Address Model Evaluation Security Incident

OpenAI and Hugging Face announced a partnership to address a security incident that occurred during a model evaluation. The collaboration aims to investigate and resolve the issue, which could affect the integrity of AI model assessments. This matters because it highlights vulnerabilities in AI evaluation processes and the need for cross-company security cooperation.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:09:52 +0000
- [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/968988/openai-hugging-face-hack-ai) — 2026-07-21T17:48:54-04:00
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/openai-says-hugging-face-was-breached-by-its-pre-release-models/) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:56:55 +0000
- [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/how-an-openai-benchmark-test-turned-into-a-real-world-cyberattack/) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:47:49 +0000
- [Hacker News](https://github.com/openai/codex-security) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:52:55 +0000

### Science
- [OpenAI Blog](https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT

### Security
- [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openai-says-its-own-ai-models-escaped.html) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:48:33 +0530