# NVIDIA in Talks to Acquire AI Platform Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion

NVIDIA is in advanced negotiations to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion.

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Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that NVIDIA is in advanced negotiations to acquire the AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, with a possible additional $1 billion allocated for employee retention. [^1]

Nvidia has acquired Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, giving the chip giant control over a platform that hosts open-source AI models. [^2]

NVIDIA shares rose 3.21% on the Nasdaq to $224.41 following the news of the potential acquisition. [^3]

The agreement could be finalized this week, though no definitive deal has been reached yet. [^4]

Brad Gastwirth warned that the biggest risk for Nvidia is neutrality, as Hugging Face has value because developers see it as an open platform that runs on competing chips and cloud companies. [^5]

Brad Gastwirth, global head of research and market intelligence at Circular Technology, stated that open-source AI development offers Nvidia opportunities to remain the underlying infrastructure provider. [^6]

Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging Face is intended to prevent closed AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic from dominating the market and potentially cutting Nvidia out of the hardware supply chain. [^7]

Bloomberg described the opinion on NVIDIA's recent moves as 'building an ecosystem rather than circular financing'. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that NVIDIA is in advanced negotiations to acquire the AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, with a possible additional $1 billion allocated for employee retention. (El Economista, News)
2. Nvidia has acquired Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, giving the chip giant control over a platform that hosts open-source AI models. (businessinsider.com, News)
3. NVIDIA shares rose 3.21% on the Nasdaq to $224.41 following the news of the potential acquisition. (El Economista, News)
4. The agreement could be finalized this week, though no definitive deal has been reached yet. (El Economista, News)
5. Brad Gastwirth warned that the biggest risk for Nvidia is neutrality, as Hugging Face has value because developers see it as an open platform that runs on competing chips and cloud companies. (businessinsider.com, News)
6. Brad Gastwirth, global head of research and market intelligence at Circular Technology, stated that open-source AI development offers Nvidia opportunities to remain the underlying infrastructure provider. (businessinsider.com, News)
7. Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging Face is intended to prevent closed AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic from dominating the market and potentially cutting Nvidia out of the hardware supply chain. (businessinsider.com, News)
8. Bloomberg described the opinion on NVIDIA's recent moves as 'building an ecosystem rather than circular financing'. (El Economista, News)

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