AI Glossary

Hugging Face

What does “Hugging Face” mean?

Hugging Face: A company and online platform where people share AI models, datasets and demos. It also maintains popular open-source libraries, including Transformers, and serves as a central hub for downloading and comparing open-weight models.

Hugging Face visual guide: A company and online platform where people share AI models, datasets and demos. It also maintains popular open-source libraries, including Transformers, and serves as a central hub for downloading and comparing open-weight models.
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What is an example of “Hugging Face”?

When a lab releases an open-weight model, it is commonly published on Hugging Face for anyone to download.