Jensen's purchase of a new toy could reshape the entire AI industry

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KETTLE AI repository Hugging Face will soon be an Nvidia property, and while everyone's promising things will remain the same we at The Register's Kettle desk aren't so sure the status quo is going to stay the status quo at the AI industry's leading open model host.

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Joining host Brandon Vigliarolo this week is reporter Dan Robinson, who broke the news of Nvidia's $12.9 billion acquisition for El Reg yesterday, weighs in on what he heard during the announcement call, while senior reporter Tom Claburn opines on what he sees coming.

A lightly edited transcript is below:

Brandon (00:01)

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