Open source AI matters more than ever, according to Hugging Face’s Clem Delangue

# Open Source AI Is Becoming the Standard Way Companies Build AI Hugging Face, a platform where AI developers share ready-made AI models (think of it like a free library of AI tools), has grown so popular that half of Fortune 500 companies now use it. According to the company's CEO, this shift matters because it lets businesses build AI faster and cheaper rather than starting from scratch every time.