# Building on open source AI? Hugging Face’s policy chief on the costs, risks, and trade-offs

**Published:** November 4, 2026
**Author:** Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/building-on-open-source-ai-hugging-face-s-policy-chief-on-the-costs-risk

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…

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**Tags:** #Open Source AI #Hugging Face

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