Nathaniel Simard

Nathaniel Simard, creator of the Rust-based deep learning framework Burn, explores the transformative potential of AI in programming. He discusses Rust's unique features like compile-time checks that enhance performance and safety. The conversation highlights Burn's mission to simplify deep learning across platforms, making it more accessible for newcomers. Simard emphasizes community engagement and the adaptability of Burn for edge devices, representing a new frontier in AI capabilities.

It seems like everyone is interested in Rust these days. Even the most popular Python linter, Ruff, isn’t written in Python! It’s written in Rust. But what is the state of training or inferencing deep learning models in Rust? In this episode, we are joined by Nathaniel Simard, the creator burn. We discuss Rust in general, the need to have support for AI in multiple languages, and the current state of doing “AI things” in Rust. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Neo4j – NODES 2023 is coming in October! Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. Featuring:Nathaniel Simard – GitHub, LinkedIn, XChris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:burn-rs: This library strives to serve as a comprehensive deep learning framework, offering exceptional flexibility and written in Rust. Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!