According to Soumith Chintala (@soumithchintala), he is stepping down as leader of PyTorch and leaving Meta after 11 years, marking a significant leadership transition for one of the most widely adopted AI frameworks in the world. Chintala emphasized that PyTorch now powers exascale AI training, supports advanced foundation models, and is deployed at nearly every major AI company, highlighting its critical role in AI development and business applications (Source: Soumith Chintala, Twitter, Nov 6, 2025). He expressed strong confidence in PyTorch's stability and the resilience of its core team, citing their technical and organizational readiness. This leadership change signals both the maturity of the PyTorch ecosystem and ongoing opportunities for innovation in AI infrastructure, as open-source tools remain foundational to the global AI industry.