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DeepSeek and Hugging Face defend open-source AI as safety debate intensifies

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A DeepSeek engineer said the company will pursue open-source AGI despite higher risks, while Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue put his P(doom) near zero, arguing risks come from closed frontier labs.

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Timeline · 9 reports

  1. 2026-11-05 11:20 · Techmeme
    Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue says his P(doom) is "close to zero", arguing that future AI risks stem from closed frontier AI labs, not open-source systems
  2. 2026-11-04 21:57 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    Open Source AI Is Booming. The Money Is in Everything Around the Model.
  3. 2026-11-04 19:34 · DEV Community — AI
    Open Source AI Booms: Hugging Face on Who Really Profits
  4. 2026-11-04 19:30 · TechCrunch AI
    Open source AI is booming. Hugging Face explains who profits.
  5. 2026-11-04 19:16 · Wired AI
    Hugging Face’s CEO Says His P(Doom) Is ‘Close to Zero’
  6. 2026-11-04 18:44 · TechCrunch AI
    Building on open source AI? Hugging Face’s policy chief on the costs, risks, and trade-offs
  7. 2026-11-04 12:00 · South China Morning Post Tech
    DeepSeek engineer defends push for open-source AI smarter than humans despite higher risks
  8. 2026-11-04 12:00 · SCMP China Tech
    DeepSeek engineer defends push for open-source AGI despite higher risks
  9. 2026-11-03 12:00 · South China Morning Post Tech
    Alibaba’s Joe Tsai champions open-source AI at Wuzhen Summit amid US pushback

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