Former PyTorch Lead Andrew Wilson Joins Perplexity AI as Research Lead
soumithchintala · x · 2026-08-25
Andrew Wilson announced he is joining Perplexity AI as research lead to do ambitious, paradigm-shifting work advancing the frontiers in the open. The focus will include re-imagining continual learning, agent collaboration, and beyond. PyTorch creator Soumith Chintala congratulated him.
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