Zeroth is a platform for brain-inspired computing from
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated () is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. It creates semiconductors, software and services related to wireless techn ...
. It is based around a (NPU)
AI accelerator chip and a software
API
An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how to build ...
to interact with the platform. It makes a form of
machine learning
Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of Computational statistics, statistical algorithms that can learn from data and generalise to unseen data, and thus perform Task ( ...
known as
deep learning
Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that focuses on utilizing multilayered neural networks to perform tasks such as classification, regression, and representation learning. The field takes inspiration from biological neuroscience a ...
available to
mobile device
A mobile device or handheld device is a computer small enough to hold and operate in hand. Mobile devices are typically battery-powered and possess a flat-panel display and one or more built-in input devices, such as a touchscreen or keypad. ...
s. It is used for image and sound processing, including
speech recognition
Speech recognition is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science and computational linguistics that develops methodologies and technologies that enable the recognition and translation of spoken language into text by computers. It is also ...
. The software operates locally rather than as a
cloud application.
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm announced in March 2015, that it would bundle the
software
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the Execution (computing), execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications.
The history of software is closely tied to the development of digital comput ...
with its next major mobile device chip, the
Snapdragon 820 processor.
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Applications
Qualcomm demonstrated that the system could recognize human faces[ and gestures][
Another potential application is to extend battery life by analyzing phone usage and powering down all or part of its capabilities without affecting the user experience.][
]
See also
* Neuromorphic computing
* SpiNNaker
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* TrueNorth
* Vision processing unit, a class of processors aimed at machine vision
Machine vision is the technology and methods used to provide image, imaging-based automation, automatic inspection and analysis for such applications as automatic inspection, process control, and robot guidance, usually in industry. Machine vision ...
(including convolutional neural networks, hence overlapping with 'neural processing units')
References
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Qualcomm software
Mobile software
Data mining and machine learning software
Image processing software
Speech recognition software
Neural processing units