Hugging Face submits open-source blueprint, challenging Big Tech in White House AI policy fight
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Summary
Ottawa-based AI start-up Hugging Face has proposed that the Trump administration supports open-source, collaborative development of AI in the US, arguing that this is the country’s strongest competitive advantage in the industry.
The company made its recommendations to the White House’s AI Action Plan, in contrast to other commercial AI firms, which have called for light-touch regulation and the freedom to innovate.
Hugging Face’s proposal has three pillars: the first is to invest in research and infrastructure to support trusted datasets and open AI ecosystems; the second is to support more efficient and specialised AI models to reduce computational demands; the third is that transparent, open AI systems may be more secure in certain applications.
The company’s approach advocates for greater democratisation of AI technology, in contrast to OpenAI’s focus on copyright exemptions to allow proprietary models to train on copyrighted material without permission.