Nvidia has entered into an agreement to acquire Hugging Face, an AI repository, for $12.9 billion. The deal, which was reported yesterday, is expected to conclude next year, provided all regulatory requirements are met and no objections are raised by authorities.
Hugging Face is known as a prominent platform for open AI models, hosting models and datasets, and fostering an active developer community. It is estimated to have approximately 80 million users.
While both companies have stated that Hugging Face will retain its current operations and gain more resources to expand its mission, concerns have been raised regarding potential conflicts of interest and the future impartiality of the platform given Nvidia's significant presence in the AI market.