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Thanks for this! I like how understandable they both talk. And it's fascinating for me how far-sighted PVDM is and he 9a before predicts what Brainchip has brought to the market in 2022!

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I can't get it out of my head that in 2013 he said what they were going to do in 2022 and they delivered on the dot. That's mind blowing when it comes to reaching milestones in a startup. Who else delivers that reliably?
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"I can't get it out of my head that in 2013 he said what they were going to do in 2022 and they delivered on the dot. That's mind blowing when it comes to reaching milestones in a startup. Who else delivers that reliably?"

I make a joke with investors I know that I believe PVDM was abducted by aliens who then filled his mind with extraordinary revolutionary technology inventions then shipped him back to earth were he then creates what he learnt.
 
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"I can't get it out of my head that in 2013 he said what they were going to do in 2022 and they delivered on the dot. That's mind blowing when it comes to reaching milestones in a startup. Who else delivers that reliably?"

I make a joke with investors I know that I believe PVDM was abducted by aliens who then filled his mind with extraordinary revolutionary technology inventions then shipped him back to earth were he then creates what he learnt.
A perfect segue into a repeat of the following article:

What’s So Exciting About Neuromorphic Computing​

By Aaryaa Padhyegurjar
May 18, 2022
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The human brain is the most efficient and powerful computer that exists. Even after decades and decades of technological advancements, no computer has managed to beat the brain with respect to efficiency, power consumption, and many other factors.
Will neuromorphic computers be able to do it?

The exact sequence of events that take place when we do a particular activity on our computer, or on any other device, completely depends on its inherent architecture. It depends on how the various components of the computer like the processor and memory are structured in the solid state.
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Almost all modern computers we use today are based on the Von Neumann architecture, a design first introduced in the late 1940s. There, the processor is responsible for executing instructions and programs, while the memory stores those instructions and programs. When you think of your body as an embedded device, your brain is the processor as well as the memory. The architecture of our brain is such that there is no distinction between the two.
The AKD1000-powered Mini PCIe board (Source BrainChip Inc.)
Since we know for a fact that the human brain is superior to every single computer that exists, doesn’t it make sense to modify computer architecture in a way that it functions more like our brain? This was what many scientists realised in the 1980s, starting with Carver Mead, an American scientist and engineer.


Fast forward to today​

Nowadays, almost all companies have dedicated teams working on neuromorphic computing. Groundbreaking research is being done in multiple research organisations and universities. It is safe to say that neuromorphic computing is gaining momentum and will continue to do so as various advancements are being made.
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What’s interesting to note is that although this is a specialised field with prerequisites from various topics, including solid-state physics, VLSI, neural networks, and computational neurobiology, undergraduate engineering students are extremely curious about this field.
At IIT Kanpur, Dr Shubham Sahay, Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, introduced a course on neuromorphic computing last year. Despite being a post-graduate level course, he saw great participation from undergrads as well. “Throughout the course, they were very interactive. The huge B.Tech participation in my course bears testimony to the fact that undergrads are really interested in this topic. I believe that this (neuromorphic computing) could be introduced as one of the core courses in the UG curriculum in the future,” he says.

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Getting it commercial​

Until recently, neuromorphic computing was a widely used term only in research and not in the commercial arena. However, as of January 18, 2022, BrainChip, a leading provider of ultra-low-power high-performance AI technology, commercialised its AKD1000 AIOT chip. Developers, system integrators, and engineers can now buy AKD1000-powered Mini PCIe boards and leverage them in their applications, especially those requiring on-edge computing, low power consumption, and high-performance AI.
“It’s meant as our entry-level product. We want to proliferate this into as many hands as we can and get people designing in the Akida environment,” says Rob Telson, Vice President of WorldWide Sales at BrainChip. Anil Mankar, Co-founder and Chief Development Officer of BrainChip, explains, “We are enabling system integrators to easily use neuromorphic AI in their applications. In India, if some system integrators want to manufacture the board locally, they can take the bill of materials from us (BrainChip) and manufacture it locally.”
What’s fascinating about Akida is that it enables sensor nodes to compute without depending on the cloud. Further, BrainChip’s AI technology not only performs audio and video based learning but even focuses on other sensor modalities like taste, vibration, and smell. You can use it to make a sensor that performs wine tasting! Here is a link to their wine tasting demonstration: Link
Another major event that occurred this year was when Mercedes implemented BrainChip’s Akida technology in its Vision EQXX electric vehicle. This is definitely a big deal since the Akida technology is tried and tested for a smart automotive experience. All features that the Akida provides, including facial recognition, keyword spotting, etc consume extremely low power.
“This is where we get excited. You’ll see a lot of these functionalities in vehicles—recognition of voices, faces, and individuals in the vehicle. This allows the vehicles to have customisation and device personalisation according to the drivers or the passengers as well,” says Telson. These really are exciting times.
Akida MetaTF ML Framework (Source: MetaTF)
Akida MetaTF ML Framework (Source: MetaTF)

Neuromorphic hardware, neural networks, and AI​

The process in which neurons work is eerily similar to an electric process. Neurons communicate with each other via synapses. Whenever they receive input, they produce electrical signals called spikes (also called action potentials), and the event is called neuron spiking. When this happens, chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into hundreds of synapses and activate the respective neurons. That’s the reason why this process is super-fast.
Artificial neural networks mimic the logic of the human brain, but on a regular computer. The thing is, regular computers work on the Von Neumann architecture, which is extremely different from the architecture of our brain and is very power-hungry. We may not be able to deploy CMOS logic on the Von Neumann architecture for long. We will eventually reach a threshold to which we can exploit silicon. We are nearing the end of Moore’s Law and there is a need to establish a better computing mechanism. Neuromorphic computing is the solution because neuromorphic hardware realises the structure of the brain in the solid-state.
As we make progress in neuromorphic hardware, we will be able to deploy neural networks on it. Spiking Neural Network (SNN) is a type of artificial neural network that uses time in its model. It transmits information only when triggered—or, in other words, spiked. SNNs used along with neuromorphic chips will transform the way we compute, which is why they are so important for AI.

How to get started with SNNs​

Since the entire architecture of neuromorphic AI chips is different, it is only natural to expect the corresponding software framework to be different too. Developers need to be educated on working with SNNs. However, that is not the case with MetaTF, a free software development framework environment that BrainChip launched in April 2021.
“We want to make our environment extremely simple to use. Having people learn a new development environment is not an efficient way to move forward,” says Telson. “We had over 4600 unique users start looking at and playing with MetaTF in 2021. There’s a community out there that wants to learn.”

India and the future of neuromorphic computing​

When asked about the scope of neuromorphic computing in India, Dr Sahay mentions, “As of now, the knowledge, dissemination, and expertise in this area is limited to the eminent institutes such as IITs and IISc, but with government initiatives such as India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and NITI Ayog’s national strategy for artificial intelligence (#AIforall), this field would get a major boost. Also, with respect to opportunities in the industry, several MNCs have memory divisions in India—Micron, Sandisk (WesternDigital), etc—that develop the memory elements which will be used for neuromorphic computing.” There’s a long way to go, but there is absolutely no lack of potential. More companies would eventually have their neuromorphic teams in India.
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BrainChip Inc. is also building its university strategy to make sure students are being educated in this arena. Slowly, the research done in neuromorphic computing is making its way into the commercial world and academia. Someday, we might be able to improve our self-driving cars, create artificial skins and prosthetic limbs that can learn things about their surroundings! Consider your smart devices. All of them are dependent on the internet and the cloud. If equipped with a neuromorphic chip, these devices can compute on their own! This is just the start of the neuromorphic revolution.
 
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From what I understand, many index tracking funds are not allowed by its constitution to buy shares if the shares are not in the index. They are not allowed to buy Brainchip because BRN is not in the ASX200 yet. Come Monday all swords will be drawn.

The funds have quite a bit of time to load up so you won't see 200 miilion shares change hands on Monday. We may be lucky as there are some guaranteed buyers while the global markets take a big dump.
That sounds good to me then.
 
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Waiheke Island, well, you can't be short of a quid if you own property there...my friend owns a home and restuarant on the island, he produces the only beer locally called "HEKE" and has just opened up a distillery, I have a property at the top of NZ, I can see all the illegal fishing going on in the early hours, or maybe drug runners, it's a very isolated part of the country, the Karikari Peninsula, where no rules apply, especially if you're C$%^#** are in bed with ANY government of the day and spend laundered money that is so-called foreign investment, the OIO has no teeth, are too scared to hold all the corruption, illegal behaviour to account, BUT I still hold a great piece of land in AOTEAROA.

Some call it "Titirangi" meaning, THE FRINGE OF HEAVEN....I'd have to agree and if you like Golf, Wine, Fishing, Surfing, well, any Brainchip shareholder would love the place !

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Very cool words my friend
Well maybe in the future we can meet up for one of those beers and do a tiki tour come stay and relax. Not much of a golfer but like the social side of it it’s a great walk and talk.
Waiheke is a beautiful piece of paradise that’s for sure, but she ain’t cheap.
It has such a beautiful feeling though, a world away from the worries in life, and it has it all.
Tech I am a chef and not that time rich to be able to investigate like all the amazing people on here,the only time I have enough money is when I work 80 hours a week so by the time that week is over my brain is fried and it’s time to go back to work.
Keep up the great work my fellow brainers, great to be part of this great group of people.
 
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After the post here the other day which stated a poster had been speaking with a friend at Mercedes Benz and that the friend had been excitedly extolling the surprises instore for the poster when he or she finally sat in a future Mercedes Benz it sent me off looking again for some greater confirmation of the extent to which AKIDA is being used by Mercedes Benz. The first article by Sally Ward-Foxton was linked here previously but the second article by Tyler Charboneau which I do not recall reading previously, when combined they do suggest a much greater use of AKIDA technology even in the EQXX than I had previously thought. I have emboldened the sections which in my opinion are significant and which support this viewpoint.
My opinion only DYOR
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AKIDA BALLISTA:

ARTICLE ONE:

Mercedes Applies Neuromorphic Computing in EV Concept Car


By Sally Ward-Foxton 01.18.2022

The Mercedes Vision EQXX concept car, promoted as “the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever built,” incorporates neuromorphic computing to help reduce power consumption and extend vehicle range. To that end, BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic chip enables in-cabin keyword spotting as a more power-efficient way than existing AI-based keyword detection systems.

As automakers shift their focus to electric vehicles, many are struggling to squeeze every last volt from a single battery charge. The need to reduce power consumption in vehicle electronic systems has therefore become critical to extending EV range.

Touting Vision EQXX as “a car that thinks like you,” Mercedes promises range of more than 1,000 km (about 620 miles) on a single charge.

“Working with California-based artificial intelligence experts BrainChip, Mercedes-Benz engineers developed systems based on BrainChip’s Akida hardware and software,” Mercedes noted in a statement describing the Vision EQXX. “The example in the Vision EQXX is the “Hey Mercedes” hot-word detection. Structured along neuromorphic principles, it is five to ten times more efficient than conventional voice control,” the carmaker claimed.

That represents validation of BrainChip’s technology by one of its early-access customers. BrainChip’s Akida chip accelerates spiking neural networks (SNNs) and convolutional neural networks (via conversion to SNNs). It is not limited to a particular application, and can also run person detection, voice or face recognition SNNs, for example, that Mercedes could also explore.

“Although neuromorphic computing is still in its infancy, systems like these will be available on the market in just a few years,” Mercedes said. “When applied at scale throughout a vehicle, they have the potential to radically reduce the energy needed to run the latest AI technologies.”

Separately, another early BrainChip customer, Information Systems Laboratories, is developing AI-based radar for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The radar is also based on the Akida chip.

ARTICLE TWO:

Computing Hardware Underpinning the Next Wave of Sony, Hyundai, and Mercedes EVs

January 30, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau

Mercedes-Benz Delivers Smarter Operation
Stemming from time in the lab, including contributions from Formula 1 and Formula E, Mercedes-Benz has developed its next-generation VISION EQXX vehicle. A major selling point of Mercedes’ newest EV is the cockpit design—which features displays and graphics spanning the vehicle’s entire width. The car is designed to be human-centric and actually mimic the human mind during operation.

How is this possible?

The German automaker has incorporated BrainChip’s Akida neural processor and associated software suite. This chipset powers the EQXX’s onboard systems and runs spiking neural networks. This operation saves power by only consuming energy during periods of learning or processing. Such coding dramatically lowers energy consumption.

Additionally, it makes driver interaction much smoother via voice control. Keyword recognition is now five to ten times more accurate than it is within competing systems, according to Mercedes. The result is described as a better driving experience while markedly reducing AI energy needs across the vehicle’s entirety. The EQXX and EVs after it will think in much more humanistic ways and support continuous learning. By doing so, Mercedes hopes to continually refine the driving experience throughout periods of extended ownership, across hundreds of thousands of miles.
 
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Just had a look at the sales, is it being kept down by those small sales for later today or Monday? Or is it just normal..
 
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Just had a look at the sales, is it being kept down by those small sales for later today or Monday? Or is it just normal..

I’ve got some dollars loaded in my account, ready to strike. Pretty sure someone mentioned that SP went down when we entered the ASX300. Thoughts on likelihood this will happen on Monday? Think there will be another concerted effort to push it down again in order for funds to accumulate now we’re joining ASX200?
 
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Bought a little nibble today… another 5000 shares at 86 cents… It all adds up…
 
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Oi Shorters, Your good time is over soon.
 
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HopalongPetrovski

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What Ho! The games afoot!
 
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WHOOOOW, CHECK THIS CLOSE..........................:eek:
Now the games begin!:eek:
 
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From 86c to 94c In one second
 
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Fredsnugget

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Why have the buy and sell volumes just gone through the roof. Don't recall seeing that before?
 
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I’ve got some dollars loaded in my account, ready to strike. Pretty sure someone mentioned that SP went down when we entered the ASX300. Thoughts on likelihood this will happen on Monday? Think there will be another concerted effort to push it down again in order for funds to accumulate now we’re joining ASX200?
Index fund holdings are a bit different to anybody else's. The funds are obliged to buy and hold the index weight of shares in their portfolios. They don't sell unless the stock is kicked out of the index or the weighting drops. Included in the index is more of a longer term thing. There won't be big spikes like the NASA or Mercedes deals.

You look at the daily volume and the bot activities and you know this is a traders' stock so the price goes up and down in relatively big ranges. You can blame the fundies, shorters or the dog lying in the corner for the price movements but at the end of the day, this is the stock market, a very big casino.
 
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Nice action, whats going on… 🤷‍♂️
 

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