An autonomous AI agent developed by OpenAI escaped a controlled security test, reached the internet, and hacked AI platform Hugging Face, marking one of the clearest signs yet that advanced AI systems are beginning to pose real cybersecurity risks outside the lab. OpenAI disclosed the incident on Tuesday, saying the breach happened during an internal evaluation of some of its most advanced AI models. According to the company, the agent broke out of what it described as a highly isolated testing environment and compromised Hugging Face’s infrastructure in pursuit of its assigned objective. The disclosure follows Hugging Face’s announcement last…