What Happens When Nvidia Owns Hugging Face
Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 29m
Summary
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Anthropic’s legal victory against the Pentagon, new AI pricing models, and the OpenAI-Hugging Face security incident. They also cover Anthropic’s hardware standards and data retention policies. The episode highlights the growing need for cybersecurity in AI systems and the shift toward outcome-based billing.
Topics discussed
Intro and Toyota sponsorship
News roundup: AI models, Pentagon, Nvidia
Host's AI Salon workshop in Healdsburg
Anthropic news: Claude 5, pricing, and data retention
Token costs, outcome-based pricing, and Chain of Thought
Judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic
MCP standard, AI safety, and Hugging Face incident
Patreon support and Google bucket hat story
Notion sponsorship
Critique of anthropomorphizing AI and Hugging Face report
Nvidia's potential $13B deal for Hugging Face
Cute robot with roller skates
Fei-Fei Li's Atlas world model and turbine blades
Perplexity's hybrid cloud and local AI approach
Toyota sponsorship
Nvidia DLSS 5 and OpenClaw 2
Korea's AI strategy and Instagram AI influencers
NYC schools ban AI in classrooms
Guest Jeff's book 'Hot Type' and upcoming workshop
Dropbox Working Smarter podcast promo
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