Critic accuses Hugging Face CEO of safety incentives 'worse than AI labs'
anpaure · x · 2026-09-12
After Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue's post got praise from natolambert, developer anpaure pushed back publicly: Delangue's incentives on safety are 'even more backwards than AI companies'' — he only cares about shareholder value. The critic urged natolambert to talk more with safety researchers.
The exchange highlights the ongoing dispute over open-source leaders' AI safety stances and community concerns that commercial incentives conflict with safety goals.
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