- Published on July 26, 2021
- In AI Features
fast.ai Introduces fastchan For Easier & Faster Installation Of Libraries
fast.ai is a non-profit research group focused on deep learning and AI founded in 2016.
- By Shraddha Goled
fast.ai has announced fastchan, a new conda mini-distribution. Centred around the PyTorch ecosystem, developers can use fastchan to install and update libraries in a faster, easier, and more reliable way.
Fastchan allows Anaconda users to install Python softwares such as fastai, RAPIDS, OpenCV, Hugging Face Transformers, and timms with just one unified command: conda install -c fastchan. The same approach can be applied for software upgradation.
Fast.ai, founded by Jeremy Howard in 2016, is a non-profit research group focused on deep learning and AI with a stated objective to democratise deep learning. One of its most popular innovations is fastai, an open-source deep-learning library. It provides components to deliver state-of-the-art results in standard deep learning domains.
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Shraddha Goled
I am a technology journalist with AIM. I write stories focused on the AI landscape in India and around the world with a special interest in analysing its long term impact on individuals and societies. Reach out to me at shraddha.goled@analyticsindiamag.com.
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