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Intel VP Aims to Deliver AI Everywhere and to Everyone

Moore's Lobby · 8 Nov 2022 · 57m · Episode 5

What this episode covers

Dr. Wei Li, Intel's Vice President and General Manager for AI and Analytics, discusses the evolution of Intel from a PC hardware company to a software-plus-hardware leader in AI. He details the importance of hardware-software co-design, citing a 200x performance improvement through software optimization and the introduction of DL Boost and VNNI instructions in CPUs. Li also explains Intel's strategy of providing open-source AI reference kits to simplify development for complex workloads like chatbots and quality inspection.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Intel, Habanalabs, Argonne National Labs, Accenture
Products
IBM PC, DL Boost, VNNI, Sapphire Rapids, GPT-3, AlphaGo
Tools
oneDNN
Also
Cornell

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