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Intel Prepares To Graft Google’s Bfloat16 Onto Processors
Training deep neural networks is one of the more computationally intensive applications running in datacenters today. …
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How Facebook Might Find Nervana For Machine Learning Training
There is a rumor going around that a certain hyperscaler is going to be augmenting its GPU-based machine learning training and will be adopting Intel’s Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP) for at least some of its workloads. …
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Intel AI VP Gadi Singer On One Song To The Tune Of Another
In the United Kingdom, there is a topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show called I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. …
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Intel, Nervana Shed Light on Deep Learning Chip Architecture
Almost two years after the acquisition by Intel, the deep learning chip architecture from startup Nervana Systems will finally be moving from its codenamed “Lake Crest” status to an actual product. …
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The Next Battleground for Deep Learning Performance
The frameworks are in place, the hardware infrastructure is robust, but what has been keeping machine learning performance at bay has far less to do with the system-level capabilities and more to do with intense model optimization. …
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Intel Gets Serious About Neuromorphic, Cognitive Computing Future
Like all hardware device makers eager to meet the newest market opportunity, Intel is placing multiple bets on the future of machine learning hardware. …
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Memory at the Core of New Deep Learning Research Chip
Over the last two years, there has been a push for novel architectures to feed the needs of machine learning and more specifically, deep neural networks. …
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Inside Intel’s Strategy to Integrate Nervana Deep Learning Assets
There is little doubt that 2017 will be a dense year for deep learning. …
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Nervana CEO on Intel Acquisition, Future Technology Outlook
Following yesterday’s acquisition of deep learning chip startup Nervana Systems by Intel, we talked with the company’s CEO, Naveen Rao, about what plans are for both the forthcoming hardware and internally developed Neon software stack now that the technology is under a much broader umbrella. …