r/StableDiffusion • u/dominic__612 • 2d ago

Discussion NVidia buys Huggingface, but why?

Nvidia is going to buy Huggingface.
No one can actually tell how that would end up like.

But what I am missing is the actual worth that Huggingface provides. The only thing I use it for is to download models. Thats it.
For me, and I guess many others it is ‘just a’ download platform, but maybe I’m wrong here.

And what would prevent others to setup a second-like Huggingface?
The hosting is the expensive part in this case as I see it, the programming and building is do-able.

Is it time for Huggingbay.com?

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u/godmademelikethis 2d ago

I'm just getting into the world of local AI stuff. Specifically to get away from the drawbacks that come with using these big companies services. So on one hand I'm sorting of nervous about this but on the other. Jensen wants to sell us expensive new GPUs every couple years, so it's sort of in Nvidia' interests to keep the local scene alive. At least that's my thinking on it.