Nvidia's $12.9 billion Hugging Face deal draws DOJ scrutiny
Nvidia faces DOJ inquiry over its $12.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face.
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Nvidia faces DOJ inquiry over its $12.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face.
The company is also engaged in early-stage discussions with other organizations, including Hugging Face.
The probe adds to the mounting scrutiny that OpenAI and Anthropic have been facing over their safety practices following the Hugging Face hack.
The lawsuit appears to be the first publicly reported case seeking to hold an AI developer liable for an incident caused by rogue systems.
Hugging Face saw a flurry of deal interest before Nvidia agreed to buy the open-source platform for roughly $13 billion, CNBC has learned.
The current growth of artificial intelligence (AI) "needs extreme attention," warned OpenAI boss Sam Altman on Wednesday, September 23, during a presentation to the UN Security Council. Sam Altman was invited, along with his counterparts Dario Amodei of Anthropic, and the Frenchman Clement Delangue of the IA Hugging Face platform, to take stock of this technology and its risks. The explanations of Leïla Mörch, CEO of Shael in Madrid.
In this edition of the United Nations General Assembly, artificial intelligence is at the heart of the debate. OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face leaders addressed the UN Security Council, following warnings from industry actors calling for the IA to continue to be regulated due to the possible negative impact it might have not.
OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.