# Could NVIDIA’s purchase of Hugging Face boost the EU’s AI sovereignty?

https://mins.news/en/item/47860

- euronews, 2026-09-07 04:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/07/could-nvidias-purchase-of-hugging-face-boost-the-eus-ai-sovereignty

> NVIDIA’s purchase of Hugging Face signals a stronger focus on open AI models. Given the deal’s scale and its implications for the bloc’s digital and AI sovereignty, it is likely to attract significant regulatory concern from the EU.

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