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European Union: NVIDIA's acquisition of Hugging Face reinforces AI sovereignty?

Euronews Portugal7 September 2026 at 05:09

NVIDIA may be acquiring the Hugging Face platform, which raises questions about the impact on the European Union's technological sovereignty. The operation comes in a context where NVIDIA has been demonstrating growing interest in open source artificial intelligence models.

The possible purchase confirms NVIDIA's strategy of positioning itself in the open AI segment, strengthening its presence in a rapidly expanding sector. The Hugging Face platform is one of the most important in the open source AI models ecosystem.

The operation is expected to raise regulatory concerns in the European Union. European authorities should carefully analyze the size and impact of this acquisition on the bloc's digital and artificial intelligence sovereignty.

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