> About
AI model hosting platform. Distributes models trained on scraped data, enables easy deployment of problematic AI systems.
Website
https://huggingface.coCEO
Clément Delangue
Founded
2016
Valuation
$4.5B+
> Founders
Clement DelangueJulien ChaumondThomas Wolf
> Products & Services
Hugging Face platformmodel hosting
> Layoffs
> Controversies
User uploaded dataset of 12.6 million works scraped from Archive of Our Own fan fiction site, removed after DMCA takedown[1]
Controversy 1 Sources:
- Fanfiction battle against AI(2025-04)
Over 70% of datasets lack clear licensing information, and 66% of licenses more permissive than authors intended, raising legal ambiguities[2]
Controversy 2 Sources:
> Tags
llmdata scrapingmajor player