Welcome to the PyTorch Foundation! This guide is designed to help you start your journey with the PyTorch community. Below, you’ll find all the steps to set up your account, join discussions, participate in meetings, learn about opportunities to connect with other community members, and make the most of all the PyTorch resources.
About the PyTorch Foundation
The PyTorch Foundation is a vibrant, community-driven hub for open source AI. Developers, researchers, and industry pioneers collaborate here to advance the PyTorch framework and strengthen the open source AI ecosystem.
From cutting-edge development to production-ready tools and libraries, the PyTorch Foundation thrives through transparent collaboration and collective innovation. As part of the Linux Foundation, we host global events, deliver specialized training, support research, and provide resources to accelerate your AI journey. Whether you are contributing code, sharing your expertise, or deploying real-world AI solutions, the PyTorch Foundation actively empowers you to shape the future of accessible and impactful open source AI.
Get to Know Our Governance Structure
Foundation Governance
Governing Board
The Governing Board plays a crucial role in steering the PyTorch Foundation’s strategic direction. It facilitates business decisions encompassing alliance formation, membership expansion, and budget allocation, ensuring resources are optimized to support the PyTorch Foundation mission and enrich the PyTorch community.
Membership to the Governing Board is composed of representatives from Premier Members.
Marketing Committee
The Marketing Committee works closely with Foundation staff to develop programs that will maximize the visibility of PyTorch and advance the interests of the Governing Board and the PyTorch community. The committee designs, develops, and executes marketing programs on behalf of the PyTorch Foundation.
Participation in the Marketing Committee is a Premier Membership benefit.
Technical Coordination
Technical Advisory Council (TAC)
The PyTorch Technical Advisory Council (TAC) serves as the technical governing body for the PyTorch Foundation. It oversees open source standards, best practices, curriculum, and the technical vision of the foundation. The TAC’s outputs are committed to an open source ecosystem and standardized best practices.
TAC meetings are public and open to anyone in the community that wants to participate. Participants also include one voting contact from each Premier Member, and PyTorch Lead Maintainers, based on availability.
CI and Multi-cloud Working Groups
The CI Working Group was assembled to migrate the PyTorch CI pipeline to the Linux Foundation. After completing the migration in September 2024, the group has shifted focus to enhance and manage the CI infrastructure. The Multi-cloud Working Group is developing technical solutions to expand the CI infrastructure into multiple cloud technologies.
Membership in these working groups is comprised of Premier Member representatives.
Get Started
Attending PyTorch Foundation meetings requires an LFX account which is free and easy to setup. Follow the steps below to create one if you don’t already have one.
Create your free Linux Foundation ID by following these steps:
1. Create Your Account with Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Navigate to the website to begin setting up your PyTorch Foundation ID.
- Click “Create Community Profile” at the top-right corner.
2. Create Your LFID (Linux Foundation ID)
- Select “Create Account” to proceed to the verification page.
3. Verify Your Email
- Check your email for a message from The Linux Foundation Team and follow the instructions to verify.
4. Sign In to Your Account
- Once verified, return to the website and sign in to your PyTorch Foundation account.
Get Linux Foundation Help
Need to reach Member Projects Support for The Linux Foundation? Visit the LF Service Desk.
Join Our Community and Stay Connected
Discuss technical topics with us on our forums
- PyTorch Users Forum – Connect with other users, ask questions, and share insights.
- PyTorch Developers Forum – Collaborate on technical topics and development.
Chat with us on Slack
- Join PyTorch on Slack – Engage in real-time discussions with PyTorch community members.
Contribute to the GitHub repository
- Contribute to the PyTorch GitHub Repo – Explore projects, issues, and code contributions.
Join our monthly meetings
- PyTorch TAC meetings are held monthly and are open to everyone. Join a meeting by clicking on the link within the PyTorch Community Meeting Calendar.
Connect with us on social media
Keep up with the latest news
Attend an event
- PyTorch Events – you won’t want to miss the annual PyTorch Conference in San Francisco and other events throughout the year, including webinars
Join as a PyTorch member
- Find out how your organization can become a member to support and engage in a thriving community in the global AI market
Participate in marketing opportunities as a PyTorch member
- PyTorch members receive a variety of opportunities to highlight their brand, including but not limited to:
- Partnering with us for a new member announcement
- Contributing content for the PyTorch blog
- Amplifying content on PyTorch social media channels
- Contributing a case study on how your organization uses PyTorch
- Hosting a webinar with us
Thank you for being a part of the PyTorch Foundation, we’re looking forward to working together.
Membership Benefits
Insight
Gain technical traction and insight for your organization’s products by immersing your teams with other industry leaders.
Influence
Influence technical priorities, approaches, and code and gain early access to technical deliverables in motion.
Thought Leadership
Provide thought leadership and expand industry awareness as PyTorch amplifies member progress across the industry.
Talent
Retain, attract, and increase engineering skills and employees and build your innovation partner network, supply chain, and customer pipeline.
Community
Deepen your engagement and leadership in local and industry developer networks and conferences.
Questions? Contact Us
The success of PyTorch is only possible with the contributions and support of our developer community and member companies. To learn more about how you can join your industry peers in supporting PyTorch, or for any questions you may have, please fill out this form to be contacted by a PyTorch Foundation representative.
Note: for all PyTorch technical questions please go to discuss.pytorch.org