Chatbots Can’t Yet Replace Analysts

Chatbots Can’t Yet Replace Analysts ChatGPT and other chatbots have raised concerns that they could replace humans. We analyze their relevance to the task of analysis and explain their inadequacies. Anand Joshi Chatbots have created a stir over whether AI can replace white-collar workers such as
24Apr

Huge Hot Hopper Exhibits Energy Efficiency

The Version 3.0 MLPerf Inference results show data-center AI engines making gains relative to tests from six months ago. Nvidia continues post the highest scores, but Qualcomm achieved power-efficiency leadership on a couple tests.
24Apr

Ambarella CV72S Targets Security

Ambarella has launched the new CV72S, incorporating its third-generation CVflow architecture with a neural-network accelerator and hardware image signal processor. The chip targets high-end security cameras and adds radar support.
17Apr

Arm Aims to Alter Business Ahead of IPO

To drum up revenue, Arm is considering whether to require OEMs to directly license the right to use Arm-based chips in their designs. However, Arm risks affecting its long-term business prospects by appearing capricious and greedy.
10Apr

Nvidia Slips out Grace Details

Nvidia disclosed more details of its Grace processor, which can combine with its Hopper GPU or run by itself in servers. Now due in 2H23, the Arm-compatible chip is more efficient than Intel’s flagship Xeon.
10Apr

AMD Extends Genoa Into Embedded

The Epyc 9004 embedded products, deriving from the Genoa server processor, offer 16 to 96 cores. AMD is generous with cache, DDR5 channels, and PCIe lanes, but it lacks application-specific features.
10Apr

Graphcore Shows More WoW at ISSCC

Graphcore has revealed how it hybrid bonds a deep-trench-capacitor die and AI accelerator, describing manufacturing techniques and a voltage-swing reduction. A Shmoo plot shows how adding the capacitor die can cut power or boost the clock rate.
10Apr

Marvell Switches On Teralynx 10

Marvell’s new Teralynx 10 (TX9180) switch IC delivers throughput of 51.2 Tbps, four times that of Teralynx 7. Separately, the company’s Nova optical DSP is the industry’s first Ethernet PHY to reach 1.6 Tbps.
03Apr