Hugging Face's CEO on Open Source AI, Model Routing, and the Future of Competition
The a16z Show
- Published
- July 20, 2026
- Duration
- 28:08
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- Last updated
- Jul 22, 2026
Discusses ai-regulation.
Summary
As governments weigh new restrictions on frontier AI models, one question is becoming increasingly important: what role should open source play in the future of artificial intelligence? Theo Jaffee and Sofia Puccini speak with Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue about AI regulation, open source safety, model routing, and why he believes competition—not cons…
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As governments weigh new restrictions on frontier AI models, one question is becoming increasingly important: what role should open source play in the future of artificial intelligence? Theo Jaffee and Sofia Puccini speak with Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue about AI regulation, open source safety, model routing, and why he believes competition—not consolidation—is essential for the industry's future. They discuss GPT-5, government oversight of frontier models, Hugging Face surpassing $100 mil
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- ai-regulation