I read one post on his blog and found that Adam Paszke reached out to the author and got an internship. I wonder if it was that easy to get an internship at FAIR. I thought that they hire only PhDs.
My memory is that Souminth was really open to other people’s contributions and questions, no matter their credentials. He was a great leader who felt approachable to the open-source community.
I reached out to him myself years ago and was surprised at getting a response.
And the response was incredibly generous. I probably wouldn't have had the confidence to do my switch if it wasn't for Olah.
And as I got further into this path, I learned that Olah had done the same for some of my mentors and colleagues.
Every time Olah speaks, I listen.