AI
Neuromorphic, Quantum, Supercomputing Mesh for Deep Learning
It is difficult to shed a tear for Moore’s Law when there are so many interesting architectural distractions on the systems horizon. …
deep learning
AI
Scaling Deep Learning on an 18,000 GPU Supercomputer
It is one thing to scale a neural network on a single GPU or even a single system with four or eight GPUs. …
Compute
Rapid GPU Evolution at Chinese Web Giant Tencent
Like other major hyperscale web companies, China’s Tencent, which operates a massive network of ad, social, business, and media platforms, is increasingly reliant on two trends to keep pace. …
AI
Can FPGAs Beat GPUs in Accelerating Next-Generation Deep Learning?
Continued exponential growth of digital data of images, videos, and speech from sources such as social media and the internet-of-things is driving the need for analytics to make that data understandable and actionable. …
AI
An Early Look at Startup Graphcore’s Deep Learning Chip
As a thought exercise, let’s consider neural networks as massive graphs and begin considering the CPU as a passive slave to some higher order processor—one that can sling itself across multiple points on an ever-expanding network of connections feeding into itself, training, inferencing, and splitting off into multiple models on the same architecture. …
Compute
High Times for Low-Precision Hardware
Processor makers are pushing down the precision for a range of new and forthcoming devices, driven by a need that balances accuracy with energy-efficient performance for an emerging set of workloads. …
AI
Stanford’s TETRIS Clears Blocks for 3D Memory Based Deep Learning
The need for speed to process neural networks is far less a matter of processor capabilities and much more a function of memory bandwidth. …
AI
How Yahoo’s Internal Hadoop Cluster Does Double-Duty on Deep Learning
Five years ago, many bleeding edge IT shops had either implemented a Hadoop cluster for production use or at least had a cluster set aside to explore the mysteries of MapReduce and the HDFS storage system. …
AI
Intel Gets Serious About Neuromorphic, Cognitive Computing Future
Like all hardware device makers eager to meet the newest market opportunity, Intel is placing multiple bets on the future of machine learning hardware. …
Compute
Cray Outpaces HPC Market, Books Historic Quarter
It is hard to tell which part of the systems market is lumpier – that for traditional HPC systems like supercomputers or that for massive cluster deployments for the hyperscalers that run public clouds and public facing applications on a massive scale. …