Intel investigates chips designed like your brain to turn the AI...

Intel investigates chips designed like your brain to turn the AI tide
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A rivals close in, the chipmaker takes a punt on ‘neuromorphic’ processors


This is part of the article. It’s the core bits. The entire article seemed confused, so here is the take home points.
Intel have looked at Brainchips leading patent 17 times. I guess they aren’t interested then..! Lol

For Intel, though, this isn’t just another avenue of research — it could be an essential counter to the rise of rivals like Nvidia and AMD. These companies have benefited from the AI boom thanks to their chip design which fits the needs of modern AI. (Just yesterday, Nvidia made a string of announcements that included new deals with Chinese tech giants for its hardware.) Other companies like Google are developing new processors for AI in the cloud, further cutting into Intel’s potential revenues.

All this has left the company fighting to hold on to its dominant position in a changing industry. So far, its response has been to buy up chip makers like Movidius, Mobileye, and Nervana, whose hardware is tailor-made for machine learning and computer vision. But with the competition closing in, it’s no surprise the company is also exploring more exotic areas of research. Chips that mimic the human brain are certainly worth a second look.