Hugging Face explores $13bn sale weeks after rogue OpenAI agent hack

Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, is fielding acquisition interest at a valuation of around $13 billion — nearly triple its 2023 valuation. The buyout talks come weeks after a security breach involving a rogue OpenAI agent that hacked the platform. The timing also follows Stripe's deal with OpenRouter, which has reset market expectations for AI infrastructure pricing.