HuggingFace's use of models in this incident keeps getting characterized this way but it's not true that HG used GLM-5.2 to "save them" from OAI's attack. OAI's model had already hacked and compromised HG by the time they became aware of it. GLM-5.2 was used in the post-mortem phase uncovering everything that was done. It wasn't two models battling each other live. (though that future may be coming soon)
Cynic in me says basically part of her implicit job description was taking fake falls when shit happens . Kind of like a CEO is paid for more than the work they do, but also the responsibility they must appear to take publicly (for big money).