Autograd Release
Autograd, a predecessor to JAX, was released, providing automatic differentiation for NumPy code. It showcased the power of flexible, Pythonic autodiff.
Significance
Autograd demonstrated the feasibility and appeal of automatic differentiation for NumPy, laying the conceptual and practical groundwork for JAX's core `grad` functionality and flexible design.
Key facts
- Date
- 2015-01-01
- Type
- invention
- Location
- Harvard University / Google