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Hugging Face CEO Pledges to Keep Fighting for Open Source AI After Huang’s Exit

TechCrunch · AIRelayed· Sarah Perez·· 9 hours agoHugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit
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Clément Delangue
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vowed to keep fighting for open-source AI
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we’ll keep fighting for open-source AI, harder than ever.

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Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said the company would keep fighting for open-source AI after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s departure, calling it a “really sad day.” Nvidia announced plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion in September, with the deal still scheduled to close in the first half of 2027. The article notes that Huang had advocated for open-source and open-weight AI, raising questions about Nvidia’s approach under new leadership.

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Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said the company would keep fighting for open-source AI after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s departure. Delangue called it a “really sad day” and said Hugging Face would fight “harder than ever.” Nvidia announced plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion in September, with the deal scheduled to close in the first half of 2027. Huang had advocated for open-source and open-weight AI, raising questions about Nvidia’s approach under new leadership.

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