The US Department of Justice has begun reviewing the Nvidia and Hugging Face deal

The US Department of Justice has initiated an antitrust investigation into Nvidia. Regulators are examining the details of the planned acquisition of the Hugging Face platform, as well as the company's general sales practices in the AI hardware market.

Authorities are focused on whether the potential merger of the chip manufacturer and the largest open-model repository creates monopolistic advantages. In addition to the deal, regulators are analyzing Nvidia's sales practices, which may limit competition and hinder other developers' access to computing power.

At the moment, official details of the investigation are limited, but the fact that an inquiry is underway indicates increased scrutiny of asset consolidation in the generative AI sector. Such regulatory actions could significantly impact the development strategies of both companies and change the landscape of open-model availability for third-party developers.