Nvidia in Talks to Buy Hugging Face to Hedge Against OpenAI, Anthropic
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-08-28
Business Insider reports Nvidia is in talks to acquire Hugging Face, the host of open-source AI models. This move is seen as a strategic hedge for Nvidia to prevent a future dominated by closed giants like OpenAI and Anthropic, which could cut Nvidia out by building their own chips. Owning the hub would allow Nvidia to influence developers' hardware choices and secure its position as the underlying infrastructure provider.
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