RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on July 24, 2026, involving Christopher Whyte, associate professor of homeland security and emergency preparedness in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs: * * * An AI model hacked another company. What does that actually mean? During testing, OpenAI's advanced models autonomously hacked AI company Hugging Face. VCU cybersecurity expert Christopher Whyte explains why that matters -- and why it doesn't mean AI has developed intent more PR