In this Intel Chip Chat, Doug Fisher from Intel describes the company’s efforts to accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence. “Fisher talks about Intel’s upstream investments in academia and open source communities. He also highlights efforts including the launch of the Intel Nervana AI Academy aimed at developers, data scientists, academia, and startups that will broaden participation in AI. Additionally, Fisher reports on Intel’s engagements with open source ecosystems to optimize the performance of the most-used AI frameworks on Intel architecture.”
Podcast: Intel Steps Up to Machine Learning with Nervana Systems Acquisition
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In this Intel Chip Chat Podcast, Nidhi Chappell, the Director of Machine Learning Strategy at Intel discusses the company’s planned acquisition of Nervana Systems to further drive Intel’s capabilities in the artificial intelligence (AI) field. “We will apply Nervana’s software expertise to further optimize the Intel Math Kernel Library and its integration into industry standard frameworks. Nervana’s Engine and silicon expertise will advance Intel’s AI portfolio and enhance the deep learning performance and TCO of our Intel Xeon and Intel Xeon Phi processors.”
