Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue insists on defending open-source AI after Huang Renxun's departure
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue expressed condolences over the departure of NVIDIA CEO Huang Renxun and emphasized that Hugging Face will continue to defend open-source AI more vigorously than ever. The $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face's open-source AI model platform is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027, while the U.S. Department of Justice has begun investigating the impact of the transaction on AI market competition.








