# Total noob's intro to Hugging Face Transformers

DevFeed: [Total noob's intro to Hugging Face Transformers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/total-noob-s-intro-to-hugging-face-transformers-7365.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://huggingface.co/blog/noob_intro_transformers>)

Author: Andrew Jardine

Published: 2024-03-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Hugging Face - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hugging-face-blog.md>)

Topics: [Transformers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/transformers.md>), [hugging face](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hugging-face.md>), [Machine learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Natural language processing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nlp.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [spaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spaces.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datasets.md>), [Computer vision](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computer-vision.md>), [PyTorch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pytorch.md>), [Tensorflow](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tensorflow.md>)

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## AI overview

This beginner-friendly guide introduces Hugging Face Transformers and open-source machine learning to readers without prior technical or Python knowledge. It explains the Transformers library, pretrained models, supported tasks and frameworks, the Hugging Face Hub for sharing models and datasets, and Spaces for building and hosting web-based machine learning demos and applications.

## Source excerpt

We're on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.