Blogger claims NVIDIA buying Hugging Face for $12.93B, warns of AI centralization
Thionne_WTZ · x · 2026-09-19
Blogger ThionneWTZ argues that Big Tech's "dangerous AI" narrative may be a play to keep users locked into paid models and APIs:
- The post claims NVIDIA agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93B, warning that the biggest compute seller now controlling a key open-model distribution hub is a concentration of power worth watching
- ⚠️ Note: this acquisition claim is unverified and likely false — no official or mainstream confirmation exists
- The author's core argument: rather than only asking "is AI dangerous?", ask "who benefits when AI becomes centralized?" — open source isn't the enemy, centralization is
Regardless of the premise's accuracy, the post represents a common skeptical take on AI safety narratives vs. open-source ecosystem dynamics.
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