Jun Kim, oMLX creator and maintainer, joins Hugging Face to support the MLX community

Jun Kim, oMLX creator and maintainer, joins Hugging Face to support the MLX community Jun Kim, oMLX creator and maintainer, joins Hugging Face to support the MLX community Published September 22, 2026 Update on GitHub Upvote 69 Pedro Cuenca pcuenq Lysandre lysandre Victor Mustar victor Julien Chaumond julien-c Jun Kim Jundot We are super excited to welcome Jun as our newest team member 🔥. We are completely invested in local AI, and MLX is a central piece of the ecosystem.

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• Jun Kim, oMLX creator and maintainer, joins Hugging Face to support the MLX community Published September 22, 2026 Update on GitHub Upvote 69 Pedro Cuenca pcuenq Lysandre lysandre Victor Mustar victor Julien Chaumond julien-c Jun Kim Jundot We are super excited to welcome Jun as our newest team member 🔥.
• We are completely invested in local AI, and MLX is a central piece of the ecosystem.
• We are delighted that Jun chose us to set up home and continue contributing to MLX.
• MLX is Apple's framework for local AI, especially optimized for Apple Silicon.
• We are big MLX supporters since it was the Christmas present from Awni and Angelos in 2023, and proud that Hugging Face is the Hub where people find MLX models and contribute their own.
• Usage of open, local AI is accelerating, and we believe in a healthy ecosystem where people can find the tools that work for them.