Over the weekend at IFA 2017 in Berlin, Huawei introduced the Kirin 970 processor, the first of its kind to include artificial intelligence baked into the chip.
Instead of hosting AI in the cloud, the Kirin 970 has an integrated neural network processing unit (NPU) for processing intensive tasks like image recognition on the device.
During the launch presentation, Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Technologies Consumer Business Group, cited that the Kirin 970 is capable of processing 1.2 gigabits per second, twice as fast as its predecessor, the Kirin 960. In terms of image recognition, the… more
Source: Huawei Flexes Their AR Muscles with AI-Infused Kirin 970
