Self-Training Agents: Hermes Agent, HF Traces, Skills, MCP & Finetuning — Merve Noyan, Hugging Face
This talk explores the burgeoning open-source AI agent ecosystem, emphasizing the accessibility and power of open models and tools. It highlights how advancements in Hugging Face's platform, including the Hub, Traces, Skills, and MCP tools, are democratizing the development and deployment of sophisticated AI agents. The core thesis is that open-source AI is rapidly catching up to and even surpassing closed-source alternatives, offering greater control, privacy, and customization for developers.
Europe 2026 19 min