Soumith Chintala: Meta’s AI Strategy, PyTorch, and Llama

This week on Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano talks to Soumith Chintala at Generative NYC, a monthly meetup for AI builders hosted by Lightspeed. Soumith is a Vice President and Fellow at Meta and he co-created PyTorch, one of the world’s most beloved ML libraries. He’s had a front row seat to the rise of AI over the past few years at Meta and previously as a researcher at New York University. Michael and Soumith discuss Meta's open-source strategy, and the role of AI models such as LLAMA, and the broader strategy behind AI advancements.

Episode Chapters

(00:00) Introduction to Soumith Chintala, VP at Meta and Co-Creator of PyTorch
(01:05) How PyTorch Was Created
(04:08) Building a Community Around PyTorch
(05:32) Explaining PyTorch and Its Impact
(08:40) Meta's Open Source Strategy and LLAMA
(11:03) AI Models and the Future of Generative AI
(14:16) Implications of AI
(19:45) Open Source vs. Closed Source AI
(23:45) Audience Q&A
(35:03) Closing Thoughts

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