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What Is Hugging Face and How To Use It

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Hugging Face is an open-source AI community and global hub for over 1.5 million AI models. This tutorial explores its main sections—Spaces, Models, and Datasets—and demonstrates how to build a custom AI image editing app using a Gemini-powered space, with code cloned and customized via Cursor.

[0:00]
Introduction to Hugging Face

Hugging Face is an open-source AI community with over 1.5 million models from companies like Meta, Google, and Alibaba. It's free to try, with paid GPU usage starting at $9/month.

[1:03]
Main Sections: Spaces, Models, Datasets

The three main sections are Spaces (ready-to-use apps), Models (open-source model hub), and Datasets (data for fine-tuning).

[1:16]
Spaces Overview

Spaces are interactive apps for tasks like image generation, video generation, text generation, speech synthesis, and 3D modeling. Users can filter by type and use them with a few clicks.

[1:49]
Example Space: LBM Relighting

A space that relights objects based on a selected background. Drop an image, choose a background, and it generates a realistic composite in seconds.

[2:27]
Example Space: Sesame CSM

A space that creates two speakers and makes them say custom text. Demonstrates voice generation with a sample conversation.

[3:05]
Model Hub

The Model Hub contains over 1.5 million open-source models sorted by categories like computer vision, NLP, and audio. Users can view code, deploy, and discuss models.

[3:42]
Datasets Section

Datasets provides data for model input and fine-tuning. Users can filter by language and task, preview data, run SQL queries, and download datasets.

[4:10]
Building an AI Image Editing App

Using a Gemini-based space, users can edit images (e.g., make a girl eat french fries). The space is free to try with a Gemini API key.

[4:39]
Duplicating a Space

Users can duplicate a space repo, add their own API key, and run it locally. The code is public and can be cloned via Cursor.

[5:09]
Cloning and Running Locally

Clone the repo using Cursor, install dependencies, set up a Python virtual environment, and run the app with a Gemini API key.

[6:43]
Customizing the App

Use Cursor to modify the app's appearance (e.g., Sailor Moon colors and cute fonts). Accept changes and rerun to see the customized version.

Hugging Face is a versatile platform for exploring and deploying AI models. With Spaces, Models, and Datasets, anyone can experiment with cutting-edge AI and build custom apps using open-source code.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 4:39 Go to the Gemini image editing space on Hugging Face and click 'Duplicate Space'.
2 5:09 Clone the repo: copy the clone command from the space's 'Files' tab.
3 5:18 Open Cursor, clone the repo by pasting the command, and select a folder.
4 5:38 Install dependencies: run 'pip install -r requirements.txt' in the terminal.
5 6:18 Get a Gemini API key from the space's link and copy it.
6 6:29 Run the app: execute the run command (e.g., 'python app.py') and open the local URL.
7 6:51 Paste the API key into the app interface to enable image generation.
8 7:12 Customize the app: use Cursor agent with a prompt (e.g., 'Sailor Moon colors and cute fonts') and accept changes.

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What is Hugging Face?

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An open-source AI community and global hub for open-source large language models.

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How many open-source AI models does Hugging Face host?

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Over 1.5 million.

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What are the three main sections of Hugging Face?

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Models, Datasets, and Spaces.

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What is the cost of Hugging Face's paid plan with GPU access?

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$9 per month.

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What does the 'Spaces' section of Hugging Face offer?

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Ready-to-use interactive apps for tasks like image generation, video generation, text generation, speech synthesis, and 3D modeling.

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How can you run a Hugging Face space locally?

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Duplicate the space repo, clone it, install dependencies, and run the app with an API key.

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What is the purpose of the 'Datasets' section?

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To provide data for model input and fine-tuning, with options to filter, preview, run SQL queries, and download.

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💡 Key Takeaways

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Hugging Face as Global AI Hub

Establishes Hugging Face as the primary platform for open-source AI model distribution.

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Spaces for Non-Technical Users

Makes advanced AI accessible to regular users with ready-to-use apps.

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Building an AI App with Gemini

Demonstrates practical application of Hugging Face spaces for custom image editing.

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Cloning and Customizing Code

Shows how to leverage open-source code and Cursor to build and personalize AI apps.

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Try AI Spaces: Relight images in seconds

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Shows a cool, interactive demo that viewers can try themselves, sparking curiosity.

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Sesame CSM: Make AI voices argue!

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Demonstrates a viral-worthy audio generation tool that creates realistic conversations.

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[00:00] hey, guys, today's, episode's, going, to, be

[00:02] super, useful, we're, going, to, dive, into, a

[00:05] powerful, AI, platform, that, anybody

[00:08] interested, in, AI, should, know, about, or

[00:10] must, know, about, and, that's, hugging, face

[00:12] hugging, face, has, more, than, 1.5, million

[00:15] open, source, AI, models, from, all, over, the

[00:18] world, I'll, even, show, you, how, you, can

[00:20] leverage, hugging, phase, to, build, your

[00:22] very, own, AI, image, editing, app, based, on

[00:25] the, latest, Google, Gemini

[00:28] update, so, what, is, hugging, face, hugging

[00:31] face, is, an, open, source, AI, community, that

[00:33] has, become, the, global, hub, for, open-

[00:35] Source, large, language, models, whether

[00:37] it's, meta, Google, deep, seek, Alibaba

[00:40] whenever, companies, want, to, release, a, new

[00:42] AI, model, hugging, face, is, where, they

[00:44] publish, them, first, hugging, face, is, free

[00:47] to, try, and, you, can, do, a, lot, of, things

[00:49] without, paying, anything, but, once, you

[00:51] start, using, their, gpus, and, stuff, you

[00:54] will, start, having, to, pay, for, $9, a, month

[00:57] which, is, the, plan, that, I'm, subscribed, to

[01:00] the, main, sections, of, hugging, face

[01:03] includes, models, data, sets, and, spaces

[01:06] let's, start, with, spaces, which, I, think, is

[01:08] where, majority, of, regular, people, people

[01:11] that, are, not, super, technical, who, are, not

[01:13] AI, researchers, will, visit, most, often

[01:16] when, we, open, up, the, spaces, page, what

[01:17] we're, going, to, see, is, spaces, of, the, week

[01:20] which, are, the, popular, spaces, that, you

[01:22] might, want, to, check, out, and, toy, around

[01:24] underneath, it, you'll, see, the, running

[01:26] apps, trending, first, and, there, are

[01:28] hundreds, of, pages, of, the, these, on, the

[01:30] top, you, can, also, filter, by, what, type, of

[01:33] spaces, it, is, it, could, be, image

[01:35] Generation, video, generation, text

[01:37] generation, or, language, generation, speech

[01:39] synthesis, 3D, modeling, there're, all, these

[01:41] goodies, in, spaces, and, they're, all, ready

[01:44] for, you, to, use, with, just, a, few, clicks

[01:46] let's, go, check, out, one, of, the, popular

[01:49] spaces, this, week, I, think, I'm, going, to

[01:51] try, this, lbm, relighting, this, is, a, model

[01:54] where, they, relight, the, object, based, on

[01:56] the, background, that, you, selected, I'm

[01:58] going, to, drop, an, image, of, myself, here

[02:01] and, then, selecting, a, background, and, then

[02:03] click, relight, and, in, 3, seconds, you'll

[02:06] see, this, image, has, generated, me, in, a

[02:09] different, background, and, it, will, make, it

[02:11] more, realistic, although, this, image, is, a

[02:13] little, bit, spooky, but, let's, try, again

[02:15] and, now, you, can, kind, of, see, before, and

[02:18] after, it, Blends, the, first, image, into, the

[02:21] second, image, it, doesn't, have, to, be, a

[02:22] person, it, could, be, a, product, or, whatnot

[02:25] another, one, that's, been, getting, a, lot, of

[02:27] hype, this, week, is, Sesame, CSM, basically

[02:30] can, create, two, speakers, and, make, them

[02:33] say, stuff, that, you, want, them, to, say, I'm

[02:35] just, going, to, tweak, this, and, now, let's

[02:38] listen, to, it, you, can, have, at, least, call

[02:40] James, I, waited, for, 2, hours, at, that

[02:41] restaurant, I, told, you, the, meeting, ran

[02:43] late, and, my, phone, died, was, I, supposed, to

[02:47] do, find, a, charger, someone's, phone, he's, a

[02:51] landline, literally, anything, other, than

[02:53] leaving, me, sitting, there, alone, I, know

[02:56] this, isn't, perfect, this, product, but, you

[02:58] could, at, least, test, it, with, a, few, clicks

[03:00] you, can, play, around, with, the, latest, AI

[03:03] tools, based, on, the, latest, research, then

[03:05] there's, the, model, Hub, here, you'll, find

[03:08] all, types, of, models, broken, down, by

[03:11] categories, computer, vision, natural

[03:13] language, processing, audio, and, there's, so

[03:16] many, of, them, 1.5, million, plus, models, and

[03:20] it's, sorted, by, trending, by, default

[03:22] remember, these, are, all, open, source, and

[03:24] free, that, means, you, can, even, look, into

[03:26] the, code, you, can, use, it, on, your, own, one

[03:29] once, you, click, into, a, model, you, can, jump

[03:32] into, the, spaces, that, use, this, particular

[03:35] model, you, can, deploy, it, you, can, use, this

[03:37] model, there's, a, community, section, where

[03:39] you, can, have, discussions, about, this, it's

[03:42] super, cool, then, we, can, go, into, data, sets

[03:45] so, what, is, data, sets, data, sets, is, the

[03:47] data, that, you, can, input, into, your, model

[03:49] you, can, filter, by, Language, by, the, task

[03:52] that, it, does, you, could, click, onto, one, of

[03:55] the, data, sets, and, look, inside, and, see

[03:57] what, kind, of, data, there, is, and, how, use

[04:00] it, you, can, even, run, SQL, queries, if, you

[04:02] want, through, the, data, set, and, obviously

[04:04] you, can, download, this, and, use, this, data

[04:06] set, these, data, sets, are, perfect, for, when

[04:08] you, want, to, fine-tune, your, own

[04:10] model, now, for, practice, why, don't, we, just

[04:13] take, a, look, at, what's, cool, for, example

[04:16] if, you, want, to, look, at, this, I, thought

[04:18] this, was, really, cool, I, uploaded, a

[04:20] picture, of, a, girl, and, I, want, to, make, the

[04:22] girl, eat, french, fries, instead, of, just

[04:24] holding, her, hand, out, and, we, can, see, that

[04:26] it, did, just, that, this, is, based, on, the

[04:28] latest, gem, Gemini, model, you, could, input

[04:32] your, own, Gemini, API, key, but, for, now

[04:34] they're, letting, you, try, it, for, free, this

[04:36] is, a, really, cool, app, cool, space, you, can

[04:39] duplicate, this, repo, add, your, own, secret

[04:41] and, click, duplicate, space, I've, already

[04:44] done, that, so, now, I, can, technically, input

[04:47] anything, make, her, cry, instead, of, smile

[04:49] and, it's, absolutely, adorable, say, you

[04:51] like, this, product, a, lot, and, you, want, to

[04:55] host, it, on, your, own, site, how, do, you, do

[04:57] something, like, that, the, code, is, public

[04:59] public, and, you, can, download, it, let's

[05:02] just, say, you, want, to, customize, this, all

[05:04] you, have, to, do, is, click, on, files, this, is

[05:06] the, code, you, will, want, to, download, to

[05:09] make, your, own, app, so, what, we're, going, to

[05:11] do, is, clone, repo, and, they, are, going, to

[05:14] give, you, the, instructions, over, here, just

[05:16] click, copy, and, then, we're, going, to, open

[05:18] up, cursor, hit, clone, repo, and, see, this

[05:21] pop, up, over, here, and

[05:24] paste, this, assuming, you've, already, set

[05:26] up, your, cursor, if, you, haven't, already

[05:28] you, could, watch, one, of, my, previous, vide

[05:30] on, cursor, to, set, it, up, select, a, folder

[05:33] that, you, want, to, open, it, now, that, you're

[05:35] in, here, you, can, follow, the, instructions

[05:38] and, make, sure, you, have, this, installed

[05:40] toggle, this, panel, which, you, can, also, use

[05:43] command, J, to, bring, up, this, is, just, a

[05:45] terminal, and, install, this, I, already, have

[05:48] this, I'm, going, to, use, cursor, agent, and

[05:51] ask, it, to, help, me, build, this, app, so, I

[05:54] can, run, it, locally, add, the, context

[05:56] attach, the, app, over, here, and, then, send

[05:59] it, even, if, you, don't, know, how, to, code

[06:01] cursor, is, going, to, go, step, by, step, and

[06:03] figure, out, what, they, need, to, do, so, first

[06:05] creating, a, python, virtual, environment

[06:08] Pyon, 3, I, already, have, it, install, the

[06:10] requirement, basically, you, just, let

[06:12] cursor, run, its, course, and, accept, the

[06:15] changes, you, need, to, get, a, Gemini, API, key

[06:18] to, use, with, this, app, and, to, get, this, key

[06:21] if, you, go, back, here, you, can, click, get, an

[06:24] API, key, you, can, create, an, API, key, over

[06:26] here, just, going, to, copy, it, and, follow

[06:29] the, instructions, it's, telling, you, to, run

[06:32] the, app, will, launch, in, the, local, server

[06:35] copy, and, paste, this, paste, it, as, cursor

[06:37] mentioned, this, app, will, be, running, on

[06:40] this, local, URL, click, on, it, and, follow, it

[06:43] and, now, you, can, see, that, this, is, on, my

[06:45] local, server, dropping, an, image, here, you

[06:47] can, click, generate, but, it's, not, going, to

[06:49] work, because, you, don't, have, an, API, key

[06:51] so, once, the, user, paste, and, API, key, you

[06:54] should, see, that, it, will, now, be

[06:56] processing, and, generating, based, on, the

[06:58] prompt, that, we, said, there, you, go, we, have

[07:00] a, girl, eating, a, banana, and, obviously, now

[07:03] this, part, is, required, about, inputting

[07:06] your, own, API, key, since, it's, your, own

[07:09] server, what, happens, if, you, want, cursor

[07:12] to, alter, this, and, customize, it, to, make

[07:15] it, your, own, I, just, told, cursor, I, like

[07:16] this, that, I, want, Sailor, Moon, colors, and

[07:18] cute, fonts, this, is, my, prompt, over, here

[07:21] we'll, see, what, cursor, comes, up, with, all

[07:23] you, have, to, do, is, command, enter, to

[07:25] accept, all, the, changes, now, run, the

[07:27] command, once, it's, done, click, to, follow

[07:30] the, link, you, can, see, that, the, background

[07:33] is, different, you, can, also, change, the

[07:36] title, of, this, or, whatnot, but, you, get, the

[07:38] idea, you, can, customize, your, own, site, and

[07:41] make, your, own, app, based, on, the, code, that

[07:43] people, shared, with, you, obviously, make

[07:44] sure, you, look, and, see, what, kind, of

[07:46] license, it, has, and, whether, you, need, to

[07:49] give, any, credits, but, that's, how, you, can

[07:52] download, the, code, and, tweak, it, in, cursor

[07:54] so, you, can, make, your, own, AI, app, now

[07:57] that's, it, for, today, this, is, a, quick

[07:58] tutorial, I, hope, hope, you, enjoyed, it

[08:00] leave, a, comment, below, letting, me, know, if

[08:02] you've, used, hugging, face, before, whether

[08:04] you, have, spaces, whether, I, could, check

[08:06] out, your, spaces, and, I, would, love, to, see

[08:08] what, cool, stuff, you, built, with, it, be

[08:10] sure, to, hit, this, like, subscribe, and

[08:13] notify, button, that, will, help, this, small

[08:14] Channel, out, a, lot, and, see, you, in, the

[08:16] next, video

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