Hugging Face CEO: Will continue to fight for open-source AI

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue expressed that the departure of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is "a very sad day," and hopes that such things never happen. He also stated that Hugging Face will work harder than ever for open-source AI, which is crucial, and that there can be no slowing down now. Nvidia has appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO.

In September, Nvidia announced plans to acquire the open-source AI model platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, with the transaction expected to be completed in the first half of 2027. This deal ranks as the second largest in Nvidia's history, only behind its acquisition of chip company Groq's assets for $20 billion in December 2025. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an inquiry in October regarding the impact of this acquisition on competition in the AI market, and Nvidia previously committed that the Hugging Face platform would remain open and supportive.