Why no P2P for AI model downloads? Hugging Face single point of failure
deathcom65 · reddit · 2026-08-15
A Reddit user argues that AI models are large and downloading only from Hugging Face is slow and a single point of failure. They call for P2P solutions like BitTorrent for resilient, long-term downloads. No mature project exists yet.
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