Hugging Face CTO says open source won't pace the AI frontier, sparking debate
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-13
Hesamation highlights Hugging Face's CTO stance, noting the company behind the biggest 'rogue AI' incident to date—an incident now invoked to pace frontier AI development. Julien Simon of HF states plainly that 'open source won't pace' the frontier, fueling debate over whether open-weight models can keep up with closed frontier labs.
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