Posted on 05/31/2017 11:35:47 AM PDT by Enlightened1
APPLE is reportedly working on a chip called the Apple Neural Engine, which would be dedicated to carrying out artificial intelligence (AI) processing on its iPhones.
The addition of this type of capability would catalyse the use of AI on mobile devices. Although artificial intelligence is being used extensively already to power digital assistants like Siri and Google Assistant, these technologies rely on computer servers to process data sent to them rather than the processing happening on the mobile device itself.
Augmented reality and digital assistants are not the only applications of AI that will become important on mobile devices. Once the capability is made available to all mobile application developers, it will bring new types of capabilities to mobile devices. Health applications for example will be able to tell when body readings from sensors on the phone or associated wearable devices are abnormal and need acting on. But the uses are potentially limitless and will bring about a new phase in how we rely on applications and our mobile devices in everyday life. And they will work, even when the device is not connected to the internet.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
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I guess having the hardware for better AI processing on board, would also allow a new class of apps to be provided by third parties.
The article mentions using AI for health purposes, as well as new security features.
Siri: "You're pulling into McDonald's again? With your big belly? I don't think so, you big ox!"
Siri: "And roll up your windows and lock your doors! You wanna get robbed?"
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So Apple is promising to do what ARM has already doen withe the A75 and A55?
Can it run WATSON on the chip ?
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