Hugging Face Investigates Sustained 30% Drop in Model Downloads
mervenoyann · x · 2026-08-12
AI researcher Nathan Lambert observed a sustained 30% reduction in daily downloads across almost all models on Hugging Face in recent weeks, impacting trend predictions. A Hugging Face team member responded that there appears to be a lag in the data and they are currently looking into the issue.
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