Nvidia’s Hugging Face defense likely to hinge on openness, limits of platform influence
By Flavia Fortes ( October 12, 2026, 14:20 GMT | Comment) -- Nvidia is likely to argue that its proposed acquisition of Hugging Face would strengthen open-source artificial intelligence and expand demand for computing, while any attempt to steer developers toward its own chips would undermine the platform’s value.Nvidia is likely to argue that its proposed acquisition of Hugging Face would strengthen open-source artificial intelligence and expand demand for computing, while any attempt to steer developers toward its own chips would undermine the platform’s value....
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