Japanese Unicorn Preferred Networks Migrates Its DL Platform to PyTorch

Japanese Unicorn Preferred Networks Migrates Its DL Platform to PyTorch Synced Follow Dec 10 · 3 min readPreferred Networks is migrating its deep learning research platform from its own open source framework Chainer to PyTorch.
Preferred Networks will provide documentation and a library for Chainer users to facilitate the transition to PyTorch.
According to a Nikkei survey, Preferred Networks ranks №1 on estimated corporate value among 181 Japanese startups, with an estimated valuation of JP￥351.5 billion (US$3.24 billion).
The framework has been widely adopted as a standard method by current mainstream deep learning researchers for its intuitiveness and flexibility.
The maturation of deep learning frameworks over the past years is the reason why Preferred Networks made this decision.