The Case for Open-Source AI - Interview with Thomas Wolf of HuggingFace

Dive into an insightful 54-minute interview with Thomas Wolf, the first developer of the renowned transformers library and Chief Science Officer of HuggingFace. Explore the company's origins, the importance of open-source in AI development, and HuggingFace's remote team organization. Gain valuable insights into HuggingFace's business model, their involvement in projects like evals and lmsys, and the impact of tools like Gradio. Learn about open research initiatives such as BigScience, discover how to pursue career opportunities at HuggingFace, and get updates on their current projects. This comprehensive discussion covers various aspects of AI development, from technical innovations to industry trends and career advice.

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Hyperstack GPUs sponsored
02:25 - Huggingface and the case for open-source!
14:30 - How does HF earn money?
16:55 - evals, lmsys
23:00 - TGI license?
29:25 - Gradio, dall-e mini phenomenon
31:35 - Open Research - BigScience
39:10 - How to get hired at HuggingFace?
41:40 - current projects