The AI resource repository Hugging Face is a little like GitHub for AI, except a recent news event—an OpenAI model autonomously attacking it—made it famous among people who aren’t developers. Now, according to Business Insider, it’s floating the idea of being acquired. Smart timing!
Insider’s story, which cites anonymous “people familiar with the matter,” says Hugging Face is allied with “a bank”—no word on which one—and does not yet have a deal. Insider says it’s looking to be valued at about $13 billion.
The last official word on Hugging Face’s valuation was back in 2023, when it received a funding round valuing it at $4.5 billion. A large…
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