Extreme PyTorch: Inside the Most Demanding ML Workloads—and the Open Challenges in Building AI Agents to Democratize Them

In this talk, we’ll explore how cutting-edge users are pushing PyTorch to its limits—from planetary-scale training on interactive supercomputers to ultra-efficient, real-time inference on exotic hardware. These power users give us a unique window into today’s most demanding ML systems challenges. We’ll also examine a bold idea that's on top of everyone's mind at this conference: using AI agents to automate a big chunk of work that these cutting-edge users currently do. This vision is far from realized. We’ll outline the open challenges in building such agents, and share concrete opportunities for open collaboration toward making SysML AI agents a reality.