Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's departure a "really sad day" and said the company will "keep fighting for open-source AI, harder than ever." Nvidia announced plans in September to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, a deal still scheduled to close in the first half of 2027 and under Justice Department scrutiny over competition concerns. Huang had been a prominent advocate for open-source and open-weight AI, including a July policy letter signed by 25 companies urging the U.S. government not to over-restrict open-weight models.