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Hugging Face CEO vows to fight for open-source AI post-Nvidia acquisition

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue expressed concern over Jensen Huang's departure from Nvidia, stating it's a "really sad day" and that the company will continue to champion open-source AI. This comes after Nvidia's announced $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, which is still pending and under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding its impact on AI market competition. Huang had been a vocal proponent of open-source and open-weight models, advocating for their accessibility and role in fostering innovation and competition. AI

IMPACT The future direction of open-source AI development and accessibility may be influenced by leadership changes at key companies and regulatory oversight.

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Hugging Face CEO vows to fight for open-source AI post-Nvidia acquisition

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Sarah Perez ·

    Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open-source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit

    Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang's exit, raising questions about Nvidia's $12.9B acquisition.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open-source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang

    🤖 Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open-source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang's exit, raising questions about Nvidia's $12.9B acquisition. 📰 Source: AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch 🔗…