Episode
Hugging Face's CEO on Open Source AI, Model Routing, and the Future of Competition
The a16z Show · Jul 20, 2026 · 28 min
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…