Lucas Beyer Salutes Hugging Face: 'No Way It Works Out Long-Term' — Yet It Did
Thom_Wolf · x · 2026-09-04
DeepMind researcher Lucas Beyer (giffmana) posted that over the years he repeatedly looked at Hugging Face's work thinking "very cool, but no way on earth it works out in the long run" — and yet it did, making him happy for the team. vLLM author Thom Wolf replied that "the journey is as important as the destination." A rare wholesome exchange in the open-source AI community.
Related event: Hugging Face confirms profitability after years of doubt(3 posts)→
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