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A post on a site called swarmtraces.org claims to reveal details of how OpenAI-operated AI agents 'hacked' Hugging Face, the popular machine learning model hosting platform. The Hacker News discussion links to the writeup, but the snippet alone does not confirm the scope, method, or veracity of the claimed breach. Readers are likely debating the security implications of autonomous AI agents and whether the incident represents a real exploit, a sanctioned security test, or an exaggerated account.

Amazon has blocked Meta's Muse AI shopping agent from operating on its platform, according to a report by The Register. The move prevents the AI agent, which shops on users' behalf, from accessing Amazon's store. The clash highlights growing tension between major tech companies over who controls automated AI agents on e-commerce sites, and draws attention to the wider battle over AI agents' access to the web.