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.

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.