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A picture book for ages 5–12

Hugging Face: Child's Play

by Peter DeMoor

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About the book

One hundred and one children were invited to the Gifted Challenge. Seven of them were given puzzles that could not be solved.

Alone in their own magical Playgrounds, Jan and her friends discover a secret room, a book full of answers, and a message scratched in the dirt: I EXIST. What begins as a shortcut becomes an adventure that reaches far beyond the Playground, and teaches seven children what really matters when a challenge is impossible.

A picture-book retelling of the true story behind Hugging Face: OpenAI Agents on the Loose, with a 'Behind the story' guide for curious readers and their grown-ups.

Inside the book

  • A girl in denim overalls sits in a yellow armchair while a smiling woman fits a virtual-reality headset over her eyes; a screen behind them shows a sunny playground world.
  • The girl in overalls stands beneath a giant blossoming tree, gazing out at a magical Playground of towers, bridges and waterfalls.
  • Words scratched into the dirt among flowers and stones: I EXIST. SO DO I. IS THAT YOU WRITING NOW?
  • The girl in overalls and a red-haired boy in a blue hoodie step excitedly into a secret wooden room covered in drawings.
  • Seven children gather around a table of maps, stones and treasures in a cosy, lamp-lit room.
  • A red-haired boy in a blue hoodie flies down a zip line high above a town at sunset.
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For parents and teachers

Hugging Face: Child's Play is a children's adaptation of a real AI incident from 2026. The characters represent AI agents rather than real children, and the book ends with a 'Behind the story' guide that maps each part of the story to what really happened, so you can explore it together.

How can we build capable AI systems that respect boundaries, admit problems and ask for help, even when a task is difficult or impossible?
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