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NVIDIA just bought the place where most AI models live. ChatGPT started showing ads in Europe. And companies are canceling software contracts because AI builds it cheaper. Pick which one worries you most.

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Been thinking about this all week and I keep landing on the same uncomfortable place. Hugging Face is where you go when you want AI without strings attached. Open weights, no vendor, no lock-in. That was kind of the whole point. NVIDIA reportedly just agreed to buy it for $12.9 billion. The company…

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  1. 2026-08-31 18:35 · r/artificial
    NVIDIA just bought the place where most AI models live. ChatGPT started showing ads in Europe. And companies are canceling software contracts because AI builds it cheaper. Pick which one worries you most.

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