US DOJ flags competition risks in Nvidia’s acquisition of open-source AI platform Hugging Face
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- ✓The US Department of Justice is examining Nvidia’s $12.93 billion plan to buy Hugging Face.
- ✓Regulators worry the deal could give the chipmaker an unfair advantage over rivals.
- ✓Nvidia said the platform would continue to support many chipmakers and cloud providers.
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Nvidia’s plan to buy open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion has drawn scrutiny from US regulators, who are examining whether the deal could give the chipmaker an unfair advantage over rivals, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked questions about how the proposed acquisition could affect competition in artificial intelligence, including whether it would give Nvidia greater control over an important platform for distributing AI models and tools, the report said.
The inquiry comes as Nvidia faces wider scrutiny of its acquisitions, investments, sales practices and dealings with customers. The company has become a major force in the AI industry, supplying chips used to train and run AI systems while investing in businesses across the sector.
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