Features
MIND combines a tensor-native language, differentiable programming, and a modern compiler pipeline to give you a unified environment for AI development.
Tensor-native type system
Tensors are first-class types, not just library objects. Define shapes and dtypes in signatures and let the compiler infer the rest.
- Compile-time validation of tensor dimensions
- Shape inference across function boundaries
- Safer refactors: incompatible changes fail at build time
MLIR + LLVM compiler pipeline
MIND lowers into a dedicated MLIR dialect for tensor and graph optimizations, and then into LLVM IR for hardware-specific code generation.
- Operator fusion and layout optimization at the MLIR level
- Reuse of LLVM's mature optimization passes
- Support for x86, ARM, RISC‑V, WebAssembly, and more
Built-in automatic differentiation
Mark functions as differentiable and let the compiler generate optimized gradient code at the IR level.
- Source-transformation AD in the compiler pipeline
- Gradients as first-class functions
- Optimizations applied to forward and backward passes
Device semantics in the language
Express where computations should run and get compile-time checks that your program matches device capabilities.
- Device annotations for CPU, GPU, and future accelerators
- Compile-time validation of unsupported ops on targets
- Multi-target builds from a single source codebase
Deterministic builds & safety
The compiler is written in Rust and produces deterministic, reproducible binaries. Fully auditable runtime execution.
- Rust-style memory safety and concurrency guarantees
- Bit-for-bit reproducible builds given the same inputs
- Lean runtime surface area for secure deployments
Open-core, extensible design
The core compiler and language are MIT-licensed. Enterprises can extend MIND with private backends, passes, and runtimes without forking the language.
- Open-source core for community innovation
- Pluggable executors for custom hardware
- FFI hooks for C/C++ and Python interoperability