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Python AI development still relies on Fortran, compiler evidence suggests

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The use of AI models built on Python can be traced back to the foundational Fortran programming language. Specifically, the installation process for many Python AI packages involves the Gnu Fortran 77 Compiler (g77), highlighting the enduring influence of Fortran in modern AI development. AI

IMPACT Highlights the deep historical roots of modern AI development, showing how foundational programming languages continue to underpin current technologies.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the historical influence of Fortran on modern Python AI development, framed as an observation rather than a new release or event.

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Python AI development still relies on Fortran, compiler evidence suggests

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    RE: https:// cosocial.ca/@timbray/117445853 827353147 If you use AI based on Python you are still using Fortran. Just watch the installation of the package, g77

    RE: https:// cosocial.ca/@timbray/117445853 827353147 If you use AI based on Python you are still using Fortran. Just watch the installation of the package, g77 is the Gnu Fortran 77 Compiler. # ai # fortran # python # NumPy # scipy # tensorflow # torch

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