晶片巨头辉达（Nvidia）已同意以 130 亿美元收购知名开源 AI 模型平台 Hugging Face，创下辉达史上规模最大的单笔收购案。Hugging Face 作为开源 AI 领域的核心枢纽，托管了数百万个模型与资料集，辉达期望借由此次收购加速开源权重模型的普及，并在扩展 AI 生态系的同时扩大对整个产业的影响力。

此项交易预计在 2027 年完成并需面临反垄断监管审查，辉达承诺 Hugging Face 将维持开放与中立架构，允许全球 1800 万开发者自主选择模型、云端服务商与竞争对手的硬体。普及开源模型也有助于刺激广泛的晶片需求，减少辉达对 OpenAI 和 Anthropic 等正在自主研发 AI 处理器的少数大型专有模型业者的过度依赖。

Hugging Face 执行长 Clem Delangue 表示，在获得辉达资源支持后，平台的长期目标是将全球开发者社群规模扩增五倍至 1 亿人，同时保持跨平台中立以维护开发者信任。此外，辉达近期亦积极在美国呼吁支持开源 AI 模型生态，认为建构扩散至各行各业的强大开放生态系，才是衡量未来 AI 领导地位的关键标准。

Nvidia has agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $13bn, marking the largest outright acquisition in the chip giant's history. Hugging Face hosts millions of models and datasets as a champion of open AI, and Nvidia aims to leverage the deal to accelerate the adoption of open-weight models while expanding its influence across the broader AI ecosystem. (Key numbers: 130)

Targeted to close by 2027 pending regulatory scrutiny, the transaction includes pledges from Nvidia to preserve Hugging Face as an open and neutral platform where 18mn developers can freely choose their models, cloud providers, and rival chips. The proliferation of open models also creates diversified demand for Nvidia's hardware, reducing reliance on a few dominant customers like OpenAI and Anthropic who are designing proprietary chips.

Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue stated that Nvidia's backing will support the platform's ambitious target of growing fivefold to 100mn developers while maintaining ecosystem neutrality to retain community trust. The acquisition also aligns with Nvidia's broader push urging US policymakers to back open AI systems, asserting that leadership depends on fostering a widely diffused, open ecosystem across all sectors. (Key numbers: 1)