Hugging Face renames NLP course to The LLM Course with expanded LLM-focused content

AI Impact Summary

Hugging Face is renaming and expanding the NLP course to The LLM Course, integrating LLM fine-tuning, reasoning models like Deepseek R1, and open-source tooling (Sentence Transformers, Zero Shot classification, ModernBert). The upgrade leverages transformers, Spaces, and the Hugging Face Hub to deliver hands-on exercises across inference, fine-tuning, and retrieval, signaling a curriculum shift toward end-to-end LLM workflows. For engineers and platform teams, this means substantial content development and coordination with external authors while maintaining the existing NLP material to cover classic tasks.