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NVIDIA acquisition of llama.cpp, Hugging Face sparks user concern

A Reddit user expressed concern about a potential acquisition of llama.cpp and Hugging Face by NVIDIA. The user fears that NVIDIA might discontinue support for older GPUs, which are still valuable for running large language models, in an effort to promote their newer hardware. This could impact the accessibility and cost-effectiveness of AI development for users with older hardware. AI

RANK_REASON User speculation about a potential acquisition, not a confirmed event or official announcement.

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NVIDIA acquisition of llama.cpp, Hugging Face sparks user concern

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Hannibalj2ca ·

    I am Concerned if Nvidia Acquires Llama.CPP, Dev Team and HF, Anybody else?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I dont know about others, but Nvidia is aiming (potentially) to close the lid on older GPUs since they want to push their new technology. Llama and team has been the to go places for older GPUs like V100s. Knowing how Nvidia have tried killing th…