Intel

AI-Intel, Nvidia, and Google mimic each other

Learning one size does not fit all In May 2017, Nvidia introduced its mega-chip Volta GPU on its Tesla V100 AIB. Volta, as you may know, has a dedicated neural processor in it which Nvidia calls Tensor Cores, 640 of them in fact.  In 2016, Intel purchased, for $400 million, Nervana Systems who was developing both a GPU/software approach in … Read more

Intel joins the Open Neural Network Exchange Format (ONNX)

Intel is putting its weight behind ONNX to help unify AI frameworks and accelerate the development of deep learning models  Intel recently announced that it is joining the Open Neural Network Exchange Format (ONNX). The ONNX was introduced by Microsoft and Facebook last month, and aims to help unify new AI development through increased interoperability between AI frameworks. Intel’s addition … Read more

HP Challenges the status quo in workstations

HP unveils its take on a tabletmode mobile workstation  Describing an industry as mature tends to connote visions of conservative businesses that follow established design formulas and serve equally established markets, with adequate but uninspired products. Though it would qualify as mature by virtually any sensible measure, the workstation market exhibits none of those traits that adjective might suggest. And … Read more