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Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open source AI after

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue briefly commented on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s departure on Thursday, calling it a “really sad day. ” Nvidia had announced…

Summary

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue briefly commented on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s departure on Thursday, calling it a “really sad day. ” Nvidia had announced its plan to acquire the platform for open source AI models in September for $12. 9 billion, making it the second-largest acquisition in the company’s history, just behind that of chipmaker Groq’s assets for $20 billion in December 2025. “This whole thing sucks, and I wish none of it had happened.

Positives

  • ” Nvidia had announced its plan to acquire the platform for open source AI models in September for $12.
  • But I want to make one thing clear: we’ll keep fighting for open-source AI, harder than ever.
  • But I want to make one thing clear: we’ll keep fighting for open-source AI, harder than ever.

Risks & concerns

  • The article may not provide enough evidence to validate every implication.
  • Execution, cost, adoption, regulation, or security could change the outcome.
Primary sourceTechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/hugging-face-ceo-vows-to-keep-fighting-for-open-source-ai-after-jensen-huangs-exit/
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