{
  "id": 19749863,
  "title": "Hugging Face CEO calls Jensen Huang’s Nvidia exit ‘sad’, vows to keep fighting for AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hugging-face-ceo-calls-jensen-huangs-nvidia-exit-sad-vows-to-keep",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-13T02:01:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/ceo-of-worlds-largest-ai-models-repository-hugging-face-calls-jensen-huangs-resignation-as-nvidia-ceo-sad-says-i-want-to-make-one-thing-clear-that-we-will-keep-fighting-for-/articleshow/135786332.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue voiced his disappointment over Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's departure, immediately seeking to reassure the open-source artificial intelligence community that his company’s commitment to open-source AI remains steadfast. Delangue emphasized that Hugging Face’s mission has remained unchanged despite the pending $12.9 billion acquisition by Nvidia, which is set to close in the first half of 2027.\n\nIn a post on social media platform X, Delangue described the leadership change at Nvidia as a \"really sad day,\" highlighting his determination to maintain momentum for open-source development. He expressed his sentiment by stating, \"This whole thing sucks, and I wish none of it had happened. It’s a really sad day!\" However, Delangue made it clear that the company would \"keep fighting for open-source AI, harder than ever,\" underlining the importance of the cause.\n\nThe collaboration between Nvidia and Hugging Face, which is the world's largest repository for AI models, has already drawn regulatory attention. In October, the U.S. Department of Justice initiated an inquiry into the potential impact of the merger on competition within the AI sector. While Nvidia has assured that it will maintain its support for Hugging Face’s open-source values, critics and regulators have pointed out that the deal would grant the hardware giant control over a crucial distribution channel for AI models.\n\nUnder Huang’s leadership, Nvidia had championed open-source and open-weight models, systems with publicly accessible parameters. During his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Huang acknowledged the revolutionary impact of open-source models on artificial intelligence. In July, Huang addressed the nation via his first-ever post on X, signing an AI policy letter endorsed by 25 technology companies, including Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Palantir, and Hugging Face. The letter advocated for the U.S. government to refrain from excessive regulation of open-weight models, arguing that open-source models enhance safety, accelerate innovation, and promote AI accessibility. Huang affirmed in his letter that both “frontier closed models” and “frontier open models” are essential, noting that children today use AI daily, but do they truly comprehend its workings?",
  "summary": "Clement Delangue, the CEO of Hugging Face, voiced his worries regarding Jensen Huang's exit from Nvidia. With Hugging Face's $12.9 billion acquisition by Nvidia approaching, regulatory pressures have increased. Delangue reaffirmed his commitment to open-source AI, a domain Nvidia significantly supported under Huang’s leadership. As the acquisition is projected to finalize in early 2027, concerns…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}