LogInThe new PyTorch Foundation board will include Meta, AMD, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.
Mark Zuckerberg announced that PyTorch, the open source AI framework led by Meta researchers, will move to a newly launched PyTorch Foundation, which will be part of the Linux Foundation, "a technology consortium whose core mission is the collaborative development of open-source software." Over 150,000 projects on GitHub have been built on PyTorch, including Stable Diffusion.
"The creation of the PyTorch Foundation ensures that decisions will be made in a transparent and open manner by a diverse group of board members for many years to come."
The new Foundation board will include representatives from Meta, AMD, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and NVIDIA.
The transition to the Foundation will retain PyTorch's open-source, community-first philosophy. Meta promises the framework's contributors will benefit from "the robust governance, diverse leadership, and additional investments provided by the new PyTorch Foundation partners." The Foundation will follow four principles: remaining open, maintaining neutral branding, staying fair, and forging a strong technical identity. According to the company, one of its main priorities will be to keep a clear separation between the business and technical governance of PyTorch.
The transition won’t mean any changes to PyTorch’s code, core project, or developer operating models; Meta will continue to invest in PyTorch and use it as the primary framework for our AI research and production.
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