Nvidia's $12.93B Hugging Face acquisition aims to keep open AI platform neutral
Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, gaining control of a major platform for open AI models. The company says it will keep the platform open to competing models, clouds, and hardware. Hugging Face serves over 18 million developers and hosts millions of models and datasets.
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The acquisition traces back to a direct approach from Hugging Face's founder, Clément Delangue, who sought a suitable home for the platform's community and open-model mission. Nvidia already maintains a substantial presence on the service, having contributed over 500 models and 250 open datasets, making it one of the largest participants on the platform it now owns
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