Hardware Podcasts

Ep. 19 | Open-Source Machine Learning with BeagleBoard Co-Founder Jason Kridner

Moore's Lobby · 4 Mar 2021 · 33m · Episode 4

What this episode covers

Jason Kridner, co-founder of BeagleBoard.org, discusses the evolution of open-source single-board computers (SBCs) and their role in democratizing embedded machine learning. He details the technical capabilities of the BeagleBone AI and the unique low-latency Programmable Real-Time Units (PRUs) in Texas Instruments' Sitara processors, which enable precise industrial control. Kridner also addresses the ethical challenges of AI, specifically the difficulty of recognizing and mitigating biases trained into neural network models.

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Topics

Mentioned

Companies
BeagleBoard.org, Texas Instruments, RadioShack, 3D Robotics
Products
BeagleBone AI, Pocket Beagle, BeagleBone Black, BeagleBoard X15
Chips
Sitara
Tools
TensorFlow
Also
Google Summer of Code

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