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Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns; plus, Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired

Dienstag, 25. August 2026 · 9 min

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Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms and ability to act on users’ behalf come with uncomfortable trade-offs

Also, Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders' feeling of responsibility to community, doubts arise as to whether a sale will happen.

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