AI Labs Keep Internal Forks of PyTorch and JAX for Competitive Edge
tekbog · x · 2026-08-02
A developer pointed out that leading AI labs almost certainly maintain internal, optimized forks of fundamental tools like PyTorch, GPU kernels, JAX, and NumPy. However, they never intend to release these performance optimizations to the public to maintain their competitive advantage.
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