# Hugging Face CEO vows to keep defending open-source AI after Huang’s departure

- Published: 2026-11-12T17:36:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-12T22:14:29.260Z
- Section: Market
- Topics: Business
- Page: https://aidailyjournal.com/en/n/2026/11/12/hugging-face-ceo-vows-to-keep-defending-open-source-ai-after-huang-s-departure/
- Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/hugging-face-ceo-vows-to-keep-fighting-for-open-source-ai-after-jensen-huangs-exit)

## Summary

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said on X that the company would keep defending open-source AI “harder than ever” after Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia. Huang was known for supporting open-source and open-weight models, raising concerns among advocates about Nvidia’s direction without his leadership.

Nvidia announced a plan in September to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, and the deal remains scheduled to close in the first half of 2027. Reuters reported that the U.S. Department of Justice began questioning the transaction’s impact on competition in the AI market. Nvidia had pledged to preserve the platform’s open support, but the acquisition would also give the company control of a major distribution channel for AI models.

## Why it matters (editorial interpretation)

The acquisition combines Nvidia’s pledge to preserve Hugging Face’s open support with control of a major distribution channel for AI models. As the U.S. Department of Justice questions the deal’s effects on competition, the case could affect both the platform’s governance and the debate over openness in the AI market.

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