# clm_31472CD7783C

subject: Hugging Face (/record/hugging-face.md)  
predicate: founder  
value: Thomas Wolf  
valid_from: 2016-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: 2023-08-24  
recorded: 2026-10-31  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-31  
checked: 2026-10-31 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Founded by Clément Delangue, Julien Chaumond, and Thomas Wolf in 2016, Hugging Face began as an AI chatbot.

What https://salesforceventures.com/perspectives/welcome-hugging-face/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://salesforceventures.com/perspectives/welcome-hugging-face/ (secondary, Salesforce Ventures, published 2023-08-24)
- https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/hugging-face (secondary, IBM, published 2025-05-13)

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