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And FF working in Aged care sector regarding Dementia I wouldn't wish on my worst of enemies. Its a horrible condition to be diagnose with. I have seen how hard it is on family and specially clients. it turns family apart due to the stress.
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Yes I have seen exactly what it can do and it is a very scary prospect. FF
 
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HopalongPetrovski

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Hi FF,

Now you've triggered one of my pet peeves.

This is the biography of "those who without any connection to the real world (where we all live) are able to manipulate politicians, regulators, the media":
Davos Man
How the billionaires devoured the world
by Peter S Goodman
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/davos-man-by-peter-s-goodman-9780063239340
Hoots Mon!
Well, we are just going to have to behave better, when we all become Brainchip Billionaires!
I'm giving it ten more years!
And then, if'n my net worth is not o'ertoppin $999,999,999....
I'll be writing a stern letter to our Mr Heheheir... :)
I'll definitely be needing a young wife by then to prepare my coco at night. :)

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Hoots Mon!
Well, we are just going to have to behave better, when we all become Brainchip Billionaires!
I'm giving it ten more years!
And then, if'n my net worth is not o'ertoppin $999,999,999....
I'll be writing a stern letter to our Mr Heheheir... :)
I'll definitely be needing a young wife by then to prepare my coco at night. :)

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Didn't Anna Nicole give him a heart attack?
 
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Brilliant work @butcherano.

Love it when the FACTS match my memory. LOL

When they don’t it will be time to see a dementia specialist. 😞

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA
... or seek alternative facts.
 
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Thanks Violin, yes things are good over here and getting back to near normal. I have also found Tony to be very responsive, patient and a good guy. My last email was sent a couple of months ago and I guess am a little frustrated that I haven't had a reply. From everything that was said towards the end of last year, I really expected the Akida USB to be on the market and I just wanted to know if the plan to release was still in the pipeline. I didn't send a follow up email so cant really blame anyone for the lack of a reply. For all i know my email could have ended up in the junk folder.
A few months back when they had validated the chips and were taking orders, I filled out the USB stick "notify when available" page, but never got confirmation of my inquiry nor ever heard back and the USB stick is no longer listed in BRN Products list.
Running out of stock and or not producing an awaited development product doesn't make best use of excited time and effort spreading the word AKIDA.
To maximize uptake they need to put potential development tools in the hands of as many customers as practical. IMO
 
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I guess they will call this one the 'Oval Office'. Where they claim their shit dont stink. Akida will determine otherwise.
Glad that AKIDA will be working on the "edge" in this application :)
 
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A few months back when they had validated the chips and were taking orders, I filled out the USB stick "notify when available" page, but never got confirmation of my inquiry nor ever heard back and the USB stick is no longer listed in BRN Products list.
Running out of stock and or not producing an awaited development product doesn't make best use of excited time and effort spreading the word AKIDA.
To maximize uptake they need to put potential development tools in the hands of as many customers as practical. IMO
I don't think they give importance to the USB stick sale.

IP is where $$$ is at. I am personally happy they're not wasting time making USB sticks. Bring on the big business. We can concentrate on USB and B2C model down the track.
 
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My little cat nose detects strong Akida VOC compounds. Smells very noice!



In the past, NASA has expressed a fondness for MemRistor/ReRAM analog NNs because of their inherent radhardness, so the use of the word "analog" circuits is not encouraging.

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Yeah, but she also gave him a hard time!
At his age, having a hard time isn't such a bad thing
 
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A few months back when they had validated the chips and were taking orders, I filled out the USB stick "notify when available" page, but never got confirmation of my inquiry nor ever heard back and the USB stick is no longer listed in BRN Products list.
Running out of stock and or not producing an awaited development product doesn't make best use of excited time and effort spreading the word AKIDA.
To maximize uptake they need to put potential development tools in the hands of as many customers as practical. IMO
The company should have notified you. I believe the USB stick was part of the original plan to flood the market with Akida. Intel have an AI USB and you are right, it puts the tech in the hands of potential clients. As the World is now turning to edge AI, I believe the USB sticks would be very popular. I don’t have a problem with BrainChip changing their strategy but I think they should have notified the market. A simple, we have delayed the production of USB sticks would have sufficed.
 
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Bravo

If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
Hoots Mon!
Well, we are just going to have to behave better, when we all become Brainchip Billionaires!
I'm giving it ten more years!
And then, if'n my net worth is not o'ertoppin $999,999,999....
I'll be writing a stern letter to our Mr Heheheir... :)
I'll definitely be needing a young wife by then to prepare my coco at night. :)

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Well, if your chompers are anything like his, you're going to need all the help you can get! May be best not to convert your $999999999 into US currency because that means you'll only be worth a measly $751,429,999.25 dollars. :p
 
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In the past, NASA has expressed a fondness for MemRistor/ReRAM analog NNs because of their inherent radhardness, so the use of the word "analog" circuits is not encouraging.

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Yes I saw that then I thought I would look up the definition of “graphic processor unit” and they are but one part of a GPU which I am sure you know. I then read a Q&A where someone asked if you could run one without a GPU and the answer was that you could for limited purposes run them directly on the CPU.

Then this totally techno unco thought to himself NASA does not mention either a GPU or a CPU being involved but does mention neuromorphic computing and adding much more thinking.

Then I went to the statement in the last couple of months from Brainchip that someone was benchmarking AKIDA against a GPU and it was coming back favourable to AKIDA.

So then I without any engineering qualifications or idea leapt to the following:

1. A graphic processor needs some compute to maximise its potential as a sensor;

2. AKIDA out performs a GPU and is SWaP and COTS ready and is being investigated at Ames. Ames is where this was all developed;

3. Why could AKIDA technology not be providing the extra processing power to maximise the analogue graphic processing unit???

“graphic processor units that use electric analog circuits to mimic the human nervous system, known as or neuromorphic processors, adds much more "thinking" capability in these small boxes”

Wild and meaningless speculation DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA
 
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Geez...even made it to Russian IT site on the availability of the board haha.

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BrainChip Akida (neuromorphic processor)​

Product

Developers:BrainChip
Date of the premiere of the system:January 2022
Branches:Electrical and microelectronics
Technology:Processors

2022: Start Selling Processor​

On January 18, 2022, BrainChip announced the launch of sales of its Akida neural network processor. According to the developers, this product is the first commercial among neuromorphic AI chips that can provide the benefits of ultra-low power consumption and performance over traditional approaches.
As AI has continued to grow over the past few years, artificial intelligence in peripheral computing is expected to occupy most of the market. This is known as artificial intelligence of things. Peripheral computing also results in less delay than sending information to the cloud.
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Sales of Akida processors that mimic the work of the human brain began
BrainChip takes a different approach with its first AKD1000 neuromorphic processor. Neuromorphic calculations differ from classical AI approaches, which are based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs), in that they much more accurately mimic the brain using impulse neural networks (SNNs). Although neuromorphic chips are usually still digital, they, in most cases, work on the basis of asynchronous circuits, which means that there is no global synchronization. Depending on the particular application, neuromorphic calculations can be several orders of magnitude faster and require less energy.
The Akida configuration from BrainChip has an event-oriented architecture. It can support built-in learning and deduction, as well as support various touch inputs, such as applications for vision, sound, sense of smell, and intelligent sensor applications.
The AKD1000-based board can be connected to an existing developer system to open up opportunities for a wide range of AI peripheral applications, including Smart City, Smart Health, Smart Home, and Smart Transport. BrainChip will also offer system integrators and developers complete layout files and material specification (BOM) so that they can create their own personal cards and implement AKD1000 chips in large volumes as an independent integrated accelerator or coprocessor.
Starting January 18, BrainChip begins to accept orders for its first commercially available mini PCIe card with the Akida AKD1000 chip at a price of $500. It can be used as an integrated accelerator or coprocessor. BrainChip notes that this completes the AKD1000 product family after the development kits that were introduced in October 2021 for x86 and Arm-based systems.[1]

Notes​

  1. BrainChip launches neuromorphic process for AI at the edge
 
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