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VictorG

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My personal theory and that is all it is is that the first model released with Brainchip involved will be a high range electric vehicle show casing Mercedes Benz technology leap ahead of the competition.

The target range will be 800 kilometres plus.

It will be the car that thinks like you.

It will be the car that learns and adapts to you.

It will be the car taking full advantage of the JAST learning rules owned by…?…that does one shot, few shot, incremental learning securely on chip without connection.

There is only one chip and one company in the WORLD that offers this technology.

My opinion only DYOR
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I totally agree FF. I can't imagine MB firing all their gun powder at once. They obviously are holding the best for their flagship model which will become option packs for the lower models.
Did I mention the seats are made of mushrooms, lots of mushrooms
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Anyone come across these guys as yet?

No really comp as yet given another start up looking for funding it appears but believe commercial chip early 2023.

Below was from May and only posting cause of the neuromorphic side & comments on BRN popped up in the search.




How Rigpa is building chips inspired by our brains​


About six years ago, it was very trendy to talk about how A.I. could soon match or surpass human intelligence. The old sci-fi trope made popular in films like The Terminator seemed close to reality and everyone was reading Nick Bostrom, as big names like Elon Musk talked up the almost limitless potential of A.I., and self-driving cars seemed just a few short years away from dominating our roads.

None of that has come to pass quite yet, but A.I. continues to make progress, finding its way into many aspects of our lives. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon harness it to make their own products smarter, and to empower third-party developers. It’s all useful stuff, but a time traveller from the wide-eyed days of 2016 might be a little disappointed.

That’s why it’s important to separate genuine advances from hype cycles. Away from the spotlight that shines on big tech company product launches, researchers and early-stage startups are working on technology that could form the next wave of A.I. and could bring us closer to artificial general intelligence (AGI), software that really does match human intelligence and adaptability.

Meet Rigpa​

Rigpa is an Edinburgh-based startup that has been quietly working on A.I. technology inspired by how the human brain works; a field known as neuromorphic computing. “The brain itself is so powerful but consumes very little power… 20 watts, like a lightbulb,” says Rigpa founder Mike Huang. “By mimicking the biology of the brain we believe we can create A.I. that has lower power consumption and faster inference speed.”

Rigpa’s work is based on Huang's PhD research into neuromorphic computing for radioisotope identification, and Huang believes that beyond improved efficiency, the approach could even help A.I. self-learn and generate its own innovative ideas.

“The A.I. will not be the equivalent to a human being, but you hope that the machine itself can let people be liberated from repetitive work, so they can spend more of their time working on creative things, or do what they really want to”.

This will be a familiar idea if you follow the rhetoric around A.I. The idea of automation liberating humans from work will sound like a utopia to many, but the A.I. of today is a long way away from achieving that. Huang believes a radically different approach, like brain emulation, is required to get us there.

Huang envisions that Rigpa’s work will find its way into the A.I. processors of the future. Today, much A.I.-processing for tasks like machine learning is done using high-powered GPUs from companies like Nvidia. These are components often originally designed to help gamers get the best possible graphics, which by chance turned out to be good for A.I., too.

“It’s a coincidence that GPUs are good for A.I. because they’re good at parallel computing, but they're not efficient,” says Huang. And efficiency of A.I. is about much more than saving money. A.I.’s carbon footprint problem is a growing concern. One study in 2020 found training A.I. models can generate a carbon footprint five times greater than the lifetime of the average American car. Even the more generous findings of a Google-backed study in 2021 found that training the much-lauded GPT-3 natural language A.I. model used 1,287 megawatts, producing 552 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
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Huang comes to neuromorphic computing after a decade in chip design, including eight years at Broadcom. He began his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 2019, conducting research funded by the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and radiation detector company Kromek Group.

Huang is joined at Rigpa by co-founders Dr. Taihai Chen and Edward Jones. Chen, who previously co-founded University of Southampton spinout AccelerComm, is focused on building out Rigpa’s commercial strategy. Jones, a University of Manchester PhD candidate, collaborated with Huang on the research that forms the basis of Rigpa’s technology.

A.I.’s progression towards the human brain​

Rigpa’s solution is far from the only show in town when it comes to more efficient A.I. hardware. Huang considers current state-of-the-art offerings like Google’s TPU to be part of a “second generation” of A.I. processor.

“With the second generation A.I. network, the artificial neural network is mature for the current market. We are working on the next generation, the third generation… which is more close to a biological neural network… it's low-power and fast inference but much less mature [as a technology],” says Huang.

One benefit of this fresh approach should be greater adaptability. While the TPU is great for working with datasets like images or text, new kinds of advanced sensors could require more human-like adaptability to make sense of their outputs, efficiently and at scale. What kinds of sensors? Huang gives the example of event cameras, which measure brightness on a pixel-by-pixel basis and could find use in fields like autonomous vehicles and robotics.

Rigpa has competition in the development of this third generation, most notably BrainChip, which was founded in 2006, IPO’ed in Australia in 2011, and recently launched what it describes as the first commercial neuromorphic A.I. chip. Big companies like IBM and Intel are also exploring the space. For example, Intel launched the Loihi 2 research chip last year. But Huang isn’t concerned about having much larger competition in an emerging space. He sees it as a new market ready for the capturing, just not quite yet….

Indeed, Huang speculates that perhaps BrainChip moved too quickly, too early. “There’s no real customer there yet.” he says. BrainChip’s financial results paint a picture that supports that view.

The route to market​

Rigpa is taking time to explore the market and develop tools that fit real needs in the fields of defence and security, internet of things, drone and Lidar. While he declines to go into details about who the startup is working with, Huang says Rigpa has been engaged in an industrial partnership with Kromek Group, which serves the US Department of Defense, to develop brain-influenced A.I. for specific market needs.

Over the space of a three-year partnership, Rigpa has developed several prototype chips, the latest of which he says demonstrates at least 28x lower power and 23x faster speeds than the customer’s existing solution.

An edge chip, it is designed to provide A.I. computing at the location of sensors themselves, rather than sending data to the cloud. A good, relatable example of A.I. on the edge is how Google’s Tensor chip in the Pixel 6 Pro smartphone transcribed my conversation with Huang on-device, in real-time as we talked. BrainChip announced an edge computing-focused partnership last month.

A.I. is a competitive market, with plenty of big names and big money involved. But while the likes of Google and Intel have researched neuromorphic computing for years, Huang is right that the market for this type of A.I. just isn’t quite there yet. This provides an opportunity for the likes of Rigpa to develop new technology that either ends up being sought after by tech giants, or serves specific niche markets well. And of course, there’s always room for new giants to emerge as rivals to the likes of Google, Microsoft, with the right technology and the drive to market it well.

Rigpa is currently working on its commercial chip, which it plans to release in Q1 of 2023. Having been funded to date by the commercial backing for Huang’s PhD project, the startup is currently preparing its first equity round.
This has to be a joke.

He knew he wanted to be a chip designer at University in 2009 after a science experiment - Anil Mankar has designed over 100 chips before tackling AKIDA.

He thinks Brainchip went too early - yes and so did IBM, Intel, Brainscale etc it is much better as he suggests to come late to market after all the ecosystems have been established with entrenched relationships.

I know this is not a joke but you would be a fool to invest in this startup based upon just these two points.

Remember what the CEO Sean Hehir stated about competitors and false claims.

Remember the three year obvious lead extending to five years with the imminent release of next generation AKIDA 2.0.

My opinion only DYOR
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AARONASX

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This has to be a joke.

He knew he wanted to be a chip designer at University in 2009 after a science experiment - Anil Mankar has designed over 100 chips before tackling AKIDA.

He thinks Brainchip went too early - yes and so did IBM, Intel, Brainscale etc it is much better as he suggests to come late to market after all the ecosystems have been established with entrenched relationships.

I know this is not a joke but you would be a fool to invest in this startup based upon just these two points.

Remember what the CEO Sean Hehir stated about competitors and false claims.

Remember the three year obvious lead extending to five years with the imminent release of next generation AKIDA 2.0.

My opinion only DYOR
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AKIDA BALLISTA
Rigpa should go into the whine business because it sounds like a lot of sour grapes to me 😅
 
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alwaysgreen

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When I am announced as the sole winner of the $100 million Powerball this Thursday night, I promise on open I'll drop $5 mill on Brn shares on Friday to burn the shorters. 🔥🔥
 
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Hi All

Not Brainchip related but goes to what your sentiment should be in a general sense if you are fortunate enough to be living in the Economic Miracle.

The link takes you to the GDP of countries for 2021 and the per capita figures are very telling.

Remember these figures are from last year before Pingo collapsed his economy with lockdowns and a trade war with the US and Puto destroyed Russia by invading Ukraine.


These numbers tell an interesting story on a day when market manipulators are telling you to fling yourself out the window in despair.

My opinion only DYOR
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Adam

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When I am announced as the sole winner of the $100 million Powerball this Thursday night, I promise on open I'll drop $5 mill on Brn shares on Friday to burn the shorters. 🔥🔥
Sorry, buddy. I'm winning it, and going to drop 10Mill into BRN... Happy Monday, from the Gold Coast 🤣🙃
 
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Sorry, buddy. I'm winning it, and going to drop 10Mill into BRN... Happy Monday, from the Gold Coast 🤣🙃
I hope you win then unless someone wants to raise the BRN buy. 😂🤣😂🤡
 
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equanimous

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Sorry, buddy. I'm winning it, and going to drop 10Mill into BRN... Happy Monday, from the Gold Coast 🤣🙃
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HopalongPetrovski

I'm Spartacus!
I hope you win then unless someone wants to raise the BRN buy. 😂🤣😂🤡
Huzzah Sir. I say $50 million!!!

But then I'll never buy another..................probably. 🤣

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Huzzah Sir. I say $50 million!!!

But then I'll never buy another..................probably. 🤣

Akidaholic's Anonymous
Well speak to me first and I will approach BRN for you and see if we cannot do a deal to top up their capital reserves and get you some free options and a discount on the current price. 😇😎🤡
 
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Well speak to me first and I will approach BRN for you and see if we cannot do a deal to top up their capital reserves and get you some free options and a discount on the current price. 😇😎🤡
You would instantly though become a sophisticated investor and realise what a poor investment Brainchip is and immediately try to improve your return by lending your 65 million shares to shorters.

I hate you already. 😂🤣😂🤡
 
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equanimous

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Well speak to me first and I will approach BRN for you and see if we cannot do a deal to top up their capital reserves and get you some free options and a discount on the current price. 😇😎🤡
FF Capital
 
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HopalongPetrovski

I'm Spartacus!
You would instantly though become a sophisticated investor and realise what a poor investment Brainchip is and immediately try to improve your return by lending your 65 million shares to shorters.

I hate you already. 😂🤣😂🤡
I'm already a sophisticated investor.........in my own mind. 🤣
Although many of my non investor friends think I'm absolutely deluded for not having sold out, taken my profits and put them in a complicated WANCA scheme advocated by some lizard tongued fang flasher with a swish website, trailing commission structure and a sell the sizzle song to sing.
Fortunately, I don't need a Powerball win.........I bought Brainchip. 🤣🤣
It is my 7 years and counting GET RICH QUICK SCHEME. 🤣🤣🤣
It's already worked and we are just getting started baby.
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AKIDA EVERYWHERE
GLTAH
 
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Dang Son

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Interesting to read the advertising companies blurb about our new look.
Whilst I freely acknowledge that I am not the target market and understand from what I have read here that engagement is growing I do find myself somewhat at odds with their stated strategy.
They say they inherited a brand strong on logic but short on magic.
Whilst I can appreciate the allure of our tech “hey prestoing” away our clients issues I think this approach is more suited to a commercial retail customer who just wants whatever the doodad is, to work, preferably efficiently, but certainly effectively and economically, easily, and straight out of the box.
However, it seems to me that the client’s we are seeking to nab now are people who appreciate and want the “logic” of our offering front and centre, presented in a clear and undeniable way that compels them to proceed with further investigation and engagement, leading, where appropriate to our adoption.
Perhaps my age has somewhat jaded my sensibilities, and I am not advocating a return to generic robots, but would like a bit more pzazz than an odd splash of orange here and there.
I know it’s all very grown up and that we are a serious company but would love to see a bit more flair and originality and some element to tie it all together.
Perhaps the reincorporation of our synapse symbol.
I saw that as a lovely, non linguistic, universally meaningful sign that helped in making our brand memorable and somewhat more approachable.
It exhibited simplicity with the promise of scalability with which one can easily appreciate that complex problem’s may be resolved by the incorporation of a scaled thinking device at the “right“ place. Being a representation of a natural phenomenon also lends it a degree of intuitive recognition and viability.
Anyway just my Sunday afternoon musings, but I say “Bring back the Synapse”
before someone else appropriates it. 🤣
“Bring back the Synapse”
 
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buena suerte :-)

BOB Bank of Brainchip

Well ... My thinking is that we still have a VERY close relationship and a HUGE future with MB (No doubting that at all) I know this article is from April of this year but it's just a reminder of what was announced back in January!! and on that note I think we were extremely lucky to have had MB come out and publicly state that .. Akida is installed in the Concept car EQXX from Mercedes ... you couldn't get more of an endorsement and huge exposure from a World automobile leader for AKIDA than that! If MB were not 100% happy they would not have released that statement! With MB we know for a fact that we are a partner and maybe they are already testing the New Akida 2.0 as maybe many other big players are too! So who knows news/updates from our newest member of the Brain Fam could be released SOON!! Looking forward to the 4C anytime now.. but most probably next Thurs/Fri 27th/28th?

Have a great week Chippers :)

MERCEDES PARTNER BRAINCHIP WITH THE NEXT COLLABORATION​

Probably one of the most exciting listed chip newcomers is BrainChip. The Australian technology company is working on solutions in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Akida chip is the Company's current flagship product. It is a neuromorphic processor. It is said to be very close to the workings of the brain and thus, in particular, very energy-efficient. BrainChip sees applications in autonomous driving, IoT devices, robotics, medical diagnostics and security technology. The Australians caused a sensation at the turn of the year when it became known that Akida is installed in the Concept car EQXX from Mercedes and, among other things, makes the "Hey, Mercedes" voice control up to ten times more efficient than conventional voice control. There were also reports of interest on the part of the US Air Force. As a result, the share price exploded to EUR 1.20. In the context of the general weakness on the stock markets, the price returned to EUR 0.60. Operationally, the Company continues to step on the gas.

Most recently, BrainChip reported a cooperation with nViso SA. The Swiss company says its technology is the only one capable of analyzing human behavior signals such as facial expressions, emotions, identity, head posture, gaze, gestures, activities and objects with which users interact. In robotics and vehicle applications, human behavior analysis detects the user's emotional state to provide personalized, adaptive, interactive and safe devices and systems. This technology will be integrated into BrainChip's Akida processors. The partners see initial applications in the area of robots and surveillance systems. BrainChip CEO Sean Hehir said, "nViso's AI systems for analyzing human behavior offer fascinating possibilities in homes, cars, buildings, hospitals and more. We are excited to support these capabilities with BrainChip's processing power and energy efficiency." This may not have been the last interesting news from BrainChip this year.
 
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My personal theory and that is all it is is that the first model released with Brainchip involved will be a high range electric vehicle show casing Mercedes Benz technology leap ahead of the competition.

The target range will be 800 kilometres plus.

It will be the car that thinks like you.

It will be the car that learns and adapts to you.

It will be the car taking full advantage of the JAST learning rules owned by…?…that does one shot, few shot, incremental learning securely on chip without connection.

There is only one chip and one company in the WORLD that offers this technology.

My opinion only DYOR
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AKIDA BALLISTA
Not sure why so many sad face emoji’s?

Crack the champagne team - We have become a market product!!!

Hey Mercedes: very powerful voice assistant
The "Hey Mercedes" voice assistant is highly capable of dialogue and learning by activating online services in the Mercedes me App. Moreover, certain actions can be performed even without the activation keyword "Hey Mercedes". These include taking a telephone call. "Hey Mercedes" also explains vehicle functions, and, for example, can help when asked how to connect a smartphone via Bluetooth or where the first-aid kit can be found.
If compatible home technology and household devices are present, they can also be networked with the vehicle thanks to the smart home function and controlled from the vehicle by voice. "Hey Mercedes" can also detect occupants audibly. Once the individual voice characteristics have been learned, this can be used to access personal data and functions by activating a profile.


This is from the media PDF that has been sent out.
 
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Dhm

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Sony together with Prophesee have produced an Event Based Vision Sensor and we have a strong liklihood that Akida is embedded within the product. This is not necessarily new to the 1000 Eyes but it is good to review and remind ourselves how good it is to be shareholders.

It is however, over a year old.

Sony says in their press release:
https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/new...+-+IMX636-637+launch&utm_id=IMX636-637+launch

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Lots of Brainchip style jargon mentioned in this video....

 
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