Report: Nvidia to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billion
Nvidia reportedly plans to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billion, consolidating control over critical open-model infrastructure.
Ars Technica reports, citing a report, that Nvidia will acquire Hugging Face, the leading repository and hosting platform for open AI models, for approximately $13 billion. The deal would place widely used open-model infrastructure under Nvidia's control as demand for open models grows. The transaction is reported and not yet confirmed by the companies in this text.
- Reported $13 billion acquisition price
- Hugging Face is central open-model hosting infrastructure
- Deal would deepen Nvidia's grip on the AI stack
- Vendors
- NvidiaHugging Face
- Products
- Hugging Face Hub
- Organizations
- NvidiaHugging Face
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Nvidia is nabbing critical infrastructure for open models as interest grows.
By Samuel Axon · arstechnica.com
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