Shareman, I guarantee that if those posts had actual unique content, your own original thoughts, and not just copy/paste content directly from an article - those posts would remain in tact.
I am yet to see any actual analysis from you in that thread. I saw a limp wristed argument about Spinnaker but any actual genuine analysis where you compare the thing you are sharing to Akida is sorely missing.
You don't do analysis. You do content aggregation.
What you are reading in this thread is
industry analysis. We are looking at a perfect problem for Akida to solve.
We know that BrainChip have a few e-nose specialists some including Anup Vanarse, Adam Osseiran and Peter Van Der Made
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/22/4831 Hardware-Deployable Neuromorphic Solution for Encoding and Classification of Electronic Nose DataHighlights of this work included the design and implementation of a novel encoder for artificial olfactory systems, implementation of unsupervised spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) for learning, and a foundational study on early classification capability using the SNN-based classifier.
We know that this research is wide reaching, having engagements with Nanose.
Anup completed his thesis on e-nose systems.
https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2353/Neuronose: An empirical study of neuromorphic approaches for the development of an artificial olfactory system---
We know that Ford is an EPA and are evaluating Akida:
https://brainchipinc.com/brainchip-ai-player-on-roll/On 24 May 2020, the Company signed a joint agreement with Detroit-based Company for evaluation of the Akida neural network System-on-Chip for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems & Autonomous Vehicle applications.
The evaluation agreement was binding on execution which was signed into with Ford Motor Company and is not the subject of a fixed term. The deal is based upon a partnership to assess Akida as it relates to the automotive industry & payments under the agreement proposed to cover related expenses and received periodically during the evaluation process.
and we understand from
@chapman89 interactions with Fords lead research scientist John Oliver on linked in, that Ford thing highly of neuromorphic chips:
more here:
https://hotcopper.com.au/posts/58993104/single---
You asked why I highlighted Fords specific mention of 'neural processing units' in their patent related to odor classification. This is because they have specifically mentioned neural processing units are a potential way to solve the problem of classifying odors. They specifically mention that parallel processing "may be helpful for performing the computations required by a neural network".
To summise:
1) BrainChip already have an engagement with Ford.
2) Fords lead research scientist loves neuromorphic chips.
3) Ford have a odor classification problem they say can be solved with 'neural processing units'
4) BrainChip have a cutting edge neuromorphic solution for odor classification
As I said, this is industry analysis. Ford has a number of patents related to odor classification which can be easily solved with Akida. There is no direct link between these patents and BrainChip, but they mention a neural processing unit and Akida is a neural processing unit.
Hope this clarifies my thoughts on the issue and helps you understand why I highlighted the phrase '
neural processing unit'
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