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summary: "Hugging Face's Irene Solaiman discussed with Equity the costs, risks, and trade-offs that startups should consider when building on open source AI models, as well as how to evaluate available tools and maintain a secure open ecosystem."
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# Building on open source AI? Hugging Face’s policy chief on the costs, risks, and trade\-offs

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**Published:** 2026-11-04T18:44:57.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** open\-source

## Summary

Hugging Face's Irene Solaiman discussed with Equity the costs, risks, and trade\-offs that startups should consider when building on open source AI models, as well as how to evaluate available tools and maintain a secure open ecosystem\.

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- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/podcast/building-on-open-source-ai-hugging-faces-policy-chief-on-the-costs-risks-and-trade-offs/>)
- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/video/open-source-ai-is-booming-hugging-face-explains-who-profits/>)
- [Story source](<https://www.wired.com/story/wired-world-fair-2026-clement-delangue-hugging-face/>)
- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p15>)