Hugging Face CEO Says AI Doom Risk Near Zero, Backs Open Source

Cointime update: Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue said at WIRED’s World Expo on November 6 that the probability of AI causing an existential “doom” event is close to zero. He argued the main risks come from large companies developing AI behind closed doors, and that open-source ecosystems are the key mitigation. Delangue called for legislation holding AI deployers legally liable, and noted Hugging Face now has over 20 million users and was recently acquired by Nvidia for $12.93 billion.