fast.ai
fast.aiMaking neural nets uncool again
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About
fast.ai is an educational organization focused on making deep learning accessible to practitioners through free courses, open-source libraries, and blog content. Founded by Jeremy Howard and Rachel Thomas, it offers courses on practical deep learning, NLP, and AI ethics, along with libraries like fastai built on PyTorch. The organization also publishes research and commentary on AI safety, ethics, and society.
Problem
Deep learning and AI education is often inaccessible, overly theoretical, or gatekept behind expensive programs
For
Developers, data scientists, and practitioners who want to learn deep learning and AI without advanced math prerequisites
How it works
fast.ai provides free online courses, open-source Python libraries, and educational blog posts that teach deep learning through a top-down, code-first approach
Business model
free
Status
launched
Founders
- Jeremy Howardgithub
- Rachel Thomas