Intel flexes its AI muscles at Hot Chips

  At Hot Chips 2019, Intel revealed new details of its upcoming AI accelerators: Nervana neural network processors, with the NNP-T for training and the NNP-I for inference. Intel engineers also presented technical information on hybrid chip packaging technology, Intel Optane DC persistent memory and chiplet technology for optical I/O. Intel’s vice president and general manager, for the Artificial Intelligence Products Group, Naveen Rao, said, “To get to a future state of “AI everywhere,” we'll need to address the crush of data being generated and ensure enterprises are empowered to make efficient use of their data, processing it where it's