Nvidia’s $12.9 billion Hugging Face deal could protect its open AI ecosystem, deepen ties with developers and keep the platform from rivals.

Nvidia will buy popular developer platform Hugging Face for US$12.93 billion, betting that support for open AI models will drive future demand even as its biggest customers…

Nvidia commits to keeping Hugging Face open after its $12.9 billion acquisition, preserving access to nearly 3 million AI model repositories for

The AI chipmaker says it will keep Hugging Face as an open platform