{"id":751432,"date":"2026-11-04T23:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T20:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/open-source-ai-is-booming-hugging-face-explains-who-profits\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T23:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T20:05:21","slug":"open-source-ai-is-booming-hugging-face-explains-who-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/open-source-ai-is-booming-hugging-face-explains-who-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"Open source AI is booming. Hugging Face explains who profits."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexibility. But as increasingly capable models become more freely available, how do companies capture value? And with Chinese open models gaining ground, can American players keep up?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this episode of TechCrunch\u2019s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan caught up with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/irene-solaiman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Irene Solaiman<\/a>, Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy at Hugging Face, about what startups need to know before building on open models, from choosing the right tools and infrastructure to navigating the trade-offs shaping the future of open AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to Equity on<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TechCrunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> YouTube<\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Apple Podcasts<\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Overcast<\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Spotify<\/a> and all the casts. 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