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[thelittleshort]

…they’re onto us

 

[Fact Finder]

Hi all

The following comes from Plumeria website and I think this is where we will find AKIDA IP and note the name they use IKVA. No matter how you say it, it has a certain ring to it:

“Until now, we have been deploying our BNNs on Arm Cortex-M and Arm Cortex-A processors with great results. However, we felt there was more room for improvement, since these CPUs are built to run typical 8-bit and 32-bit workloads and don’t provide native support for the single-bit operations that our BNNs rely on.

Some of our customers asked if our AI solutions also support FPGAs, since these provide incredible flexibility, cost efficiency, and tighter integration. FPGAs turn out to be an ideal platform to implement our models and inference engine on, as they enable us to unlock the full potential of our BNNs. In FPGAs we can natively implement the binary arithmetic that we need to run our models. We therefore decided to develop our own AI accelerator IP core named Ikva, which we introduce for the first time in this blog post. The Ikva accelerator runs our own BNNs and also efficiently supports 8-bit models. Of course, Ikva is fully supported by our extensive tool flow and ultra-fast and memory-efficient inference engine that’s integrated with TensorFlow Lite. A 32-bit RISC-V processor controls Ikva, captures the data from the camera and provides a programmer-friendly runtime environment. During the development of Ikva, we aimed to design a new hardware architecture for our optimized AI models while keeping it highly flexible and suitable for unknown future models. In contrast to other AI companies that seem to either develop models, or training software, or AI processors, we focus on the full AI stack and the Ikva core completes our offering. With Ikva, we now support the full AI stack starting from data collection, to training and model development, to very efficient inference engines, and now all the way down to providing the most optimized hardware implementations.

As you know, we like AI that is tiny, and Ikva fits in small and low-power FPGAs like the Lattice CrossLink-NX. The architecture is scalable, both in memory and in compute power. This means we can target a wide variety of FPGAs, ensure we fit next to other IP blocks, and extract maximum performance out of the resources that are available in the target FPGA device.

The video above showcases one of our proprietary person presence detection models together with our inference software running on the Ikva IP core in a Lattice CrossLink-NX LIFCL-40 FPGA. This is a low-power and low-cost 6x6mm FPGA that is available off-the-shelf and includes a native MIPI camera interface, further reducing the number of components in the system.

Ikva runs our robust and highly accurate person presence detection model 10x faster on the CrossLink-NX FPGA than on a typical Arm Cortex-M microcontroller. Alternatively, the frame rate can be scaled down to 1 or 2 FPS for those applications where low energy consumption is key.

The Lattice CrossLink-NX Voice & Vision Machine Learning Board with the CrossLink-NX LIFCL-40 FPGA


There are many target applications for person presence detection. For instance in your home, to automatically turn off your TV, your lights, or heating when there’s no one in the room. Outside your home, your doorbell can send you a signal when there’s someone walking up to your front door or a small camera can detect when there’s an unexpected visitor in your backyard. In the office, your PC can automatically lock the screen when you leave. Elderly care can be improved when you know how much time they spend in bed, their living room, or outside. The possibilities are endless, whether it’s in the home, on the road, in the city, at the office or on the factory floor. Accurate, inexpensive and battery-powered person detection will enhance our lives.

Of course, besides running Plumerai’s optimized BNN models, you can also run your own model on the Ikva core, or integrate Ikva into your FPGA-based device. We’re excited to enable extremely powerful AI to go to places it couldn’t go before.

The Ikva IP core, the supporting tool flow, and optimized person detection models are available today. Contact us to receive more information or schedule a video call to see our live demonstration. We’re eager to discuss how we can enable your products with Ikva”

In addition Plumeria has its origins in the UK and Ikva has links to the following Oxford University research and Greece:

Vector space models of ancient Greek word meaning, and a case study on homer

www.repository.cam.ac.uk

So I ask you what are the odds.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

I don't think anyone actually reads my posts because I thought by now the following would have been mentioned:

"A 32-bit RISC-V processor controls Ikva, captures the data from the camera and provides a programmer-friendly runtime environment."

What is it that SiFive does again I have forgotten?

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Fact Finder]

Does that mean I don’t have to eat my hat?

Did you notice there was no mythical beast appearing in any of the responses?

FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Bravo]

I'll be a monkey's uncle if Elon Musk isn't referring to AKIDA when he says "AUTONOMY MUST & WILL WORK EVEN WITH NO CONNECTIVITY".

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23Tesla FSD, Autopilot to Work Even Without Internet Connection? Elon Musk Says It's a Must​

Issiah Richard Tech Times 17 October 2021, 09:10 pm




Tesla's FSD and Autopilot are working without an internet connection, and it goes to show what Elon Musk wants for the future of autonomy, especially with it to need no sort of connections whatsoever. However, that being said, versions and updates are still distributed over the air, and it would be intended for that purpose only.

The Safety focus of Tesla is massive, and it has looked for options to look at possible changes that would improve its features, as well as bring its updates for online releases. The latest version, 10.2 of the Tesla FSD beta, has been distributed to the rightful owners with high-ranking safety scores, bringing the latest version of the feature.

Elon Musk: Autonomous Vehicles Need No Internet to Work​

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that autonomous vehicles "must" work without an internet connection, and this says a lot about what he sees in the future of the vehicle industry. However, it also seems like a challenge or statement among those in the industry, as a lot have bordered on an internet connection, even outside the self-driving business.

Autonomous driving features like the FSD, Autopilot, Alphabet's Waymo, General Motors' Cruise, and other features should need no internet connection for it to work, in general. This was stated by Musk, and sure, navigation needs internet and, of course, hailing a ride from robotaxis, but the driving part of it should be independent of the connection.

This only shows that the CEO is concerned of the different trends in motor vehicles and its features as it gets integrated on the streets.

It may be so that he is talking about that the main system of autonomy like driving the car through the streets and traffic should need no internet for it to work, especially with it focusing on its sensors and control of the vehicle.

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Tesla FSD, Autopilot Working Without Internet?​

For a car to be truly autonomous, it should not rely on any form of internet connection to help a vehicle move and go places, even without human intervention. GPS can be downloaded and updated through a car's infotainment system, but that does not mean that it needs to be reliant on an internet connection for it to work.


The Q3 2020 earnings report by Tesla, as presented by Elon Musk, has shared his initial opinions about autonomous driving features to have no internet. Here, the CEO said that it does not need it, as it navigates the streets and roads for a driver.


The Tesla FSD and Autopilot could work without the need for any network connections, may it be WiFi or cellular data (3G, 4G LTE, 5G).

Tesla's Autonomy for EVs​

Autonomy for EVs has been two correlated things, as these EVs have electric motors that can easily be controlled using engineering that has massive correlations. Unlike traditional cars that are more mechanical with their engines, these EVs have motors and the latest technology for their functions.

Here's Tesla's Q3 2020 earnings report presented by Elon Musk, which was referred to in the above article. I've also attached a patent "System and Method for Adapting a Neural Network Moodel on a Hardware Platform". Looks like Tesla could adopt Akida if it wanted to.


At 25.30 mins Elon describes the neural network approach and working with no cell phone connectivity.

WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections

 

[thelittleshort]

Did you notice there was no mythical beast appearing in any of the responses?

FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Sure did mate! Eventually

 

[Bravo]

Hmmm, I could swear I saw more links in the past stating Akida 2000 is scheduled to be realesed in 2022, along with details around it working.
I could now only find this:

BrainChip (ASX:BRN) at the Stocks Down Under Semiconductor Conference on 30 November 2021

BrainChip founder and CTO Peter van der Made presented at Stocks Down Under’s Semiconductor Conference on 30 November 2021.

stocksdownunder.com

[PVdM] "At least Akida 2000 is already…the simulation is working already. And we are getting ready to hand it over to engineering."

Hi Vojnovic,

I wonder why Peter "priced the chip for use in hand-held solar-powered equipment"? Any guesses as to what equipment he would be referring to?

 

[Slade]

…they’re onto us

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Tell him we know.

 

[Boab]

Is China allowing a bit of Ying and Yang regarding the tech sector??

• Beijing launched a new national project to build centralized data systems across the country to channel the growing demand for computing and data analysis.

I wonder how they feel about data being processed at the edge?
It does appear that China realises the importance of the private sector tech?
I'm sure there are plenty that are sceptical.

China's Vice Premier Beijing’s smiliest senior official Liu He is on the case. REUTERS/Leah Millis.



The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a toothless but symbolically important advisory body to the Chinese government, held a special symposium on the digital economy on Tuesday.
The government will support the “healthy development of the platform economy and private sector,” Chinese Vice Premier Liú Hè 刘鹤 said to an audience of nearly 100 people, including CPPCC members Baidu founder Robin Li (李彦宏 Lǐ Yànhóng) and Qihoo 360 founder Zhōu Hóngyī 周鸿祎.
The meeting was full of soothing noises from the government on Big Tech, as Beijing rolls out more measures to ease the fallout from the COVID zero policy and last year’s crackdowns on internet companies that continue to weigh down the world’s second largest economy.

• Last month, China’s powerful Politburo pledged to ramp up policy support for the economy, including the platform economy, in order to achieve its 5.5% GDP growth target.

Despite the tech crackdowns, Beijing has placed big bets on the digital economy: Industrial digitization is a core component of the 14th Five Year Plan and the government’s development plans up to 2035.

• Beijing launched a new national project to build centralized data systems across the country to channel the growing demand for computing and data analysis.
• Shanghai officials published an implementation plan for the comprehensive digital transformation of the economy last month, in a bid to become the digital capital of the world by 2035.
• A new state-backed metaverse committee will help “lead the healthy and orderly development of the metaverse industry,” the group said per the South China Morning Post.

Whether that means an end to the crackdown, however, remains to be seen. As Rui Ma said in an interview with SupChina just last week:

There are two facts one should always remember when it comes to China tech:
First, the government is in favor and indeed prioritizes building a highly digitized society…So there is no motivation to “kill” the industry.
Second, the government also believes that private enterprises need to be reined in by regulations and higher socio-political-economic objectives than just financial returns. In their minds, they need to balance these two forces, which they believe to be complementary and both necessary, instead of choosing one over the other.

The reception to the latest signals has been generally positive: The H-Share and Hang Seng Indexes were both up by an excess of 3% on Monday, and tech stocks have made further gains today.

• JP Morgan upgraded its China tech outlook, raising the ratings for the stocks of seven Chinese internet firms including Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan, NetEase and Pinduoduo, despite calling the sector “uninvestable” for the next six to 12 months in March.

But some are not optimistic: “I think Big Tech companies will have a grace period for maybe the next six months. However, this is really not a U-Turn on the tech crackdown. The long term outlook hasn’t changed, because Beijing has already come to the conclusion that this is a bad idea to let Big Tech companies [run] wild,” Trivium China tech analyst Linghao Bao said in an interview with CNBC. “The tech crackdown is here to stay for the long term.”

Nadya Yeh is a Staff Writer and Editorial Associate at SupChina. Nadya has previously done research at the China Institute and worked in the Indian and Southeast Asian art department at Sotheby’s, New York. Read more

 

[MaxwellAnne]

I don't think anyone actually reads my posts because I thought by now the following would have been mentioned:

"A 32-bit RISC-V processor controls Ikva, captures the data from the camera and provides a programmer-friendly runtime environment."

What is it that SiFive does again I have forgotten?

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

I actually did notice FF just too busy trying to understand BNNs

All the dots are joining into a pattern with BRN in the middle and with more and more dots joining. What I mean is these companies being linked to BRN are interconnected to each other and the pattern and links are becoming clearer and clearer!! It is like the picture of a jigsaw emerging once enough pieces are in place

 

[Slade]

Anyone else’s mind feel like it’s going to explode. The little Dutch boy will soon flood the tech market with Akida. Akida everywhere!

 

[Okeydokey01]

Anyone else’s mind feel like it’s going to explode. The little Dutch boy will soon flood the tech market with Akida. Akida everywhere!

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[Bravo]

Just reopened the dialogue

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Hi Ray,

Great work! Can you twitt this as well? He-he-he!

 

[MDhere]

Timing sucked. was in middle of a conversation on Adelaide st and low and behold licence plate
9 BRN 9 drives right past me and so only managed to get the blurry back end..

9 BRN 9 who r u legend!

 

[Vojnovic]

Hi Vojnovic,

I wonder why Peter "priced the chip for use in hand-held solar-powered equipment"? Any guesses as to what equipment he would be referring to?

Plumerai? I wonder if the Akida500 is at play here.

 

[Vojnovic]

Hi @Vojnovic

If you go to Ken Scarince's presentation to the German Investors he speaks about the AKD2000 going to TSMC this year etc;

Regards
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Thanks FF, I also found the original article I had in mind: https://www.eenewsanalog.com/en/akida-spiking-neural-processor-could-head-to-fdsoi/
"Rob Telson, vice president of worldwide sales, said BrainChip is drawing up plans for smaller and larger versions of Akida under the names Akida500, Akida1500 and Akida2000. Some of these may well comply to a new generation of the Akida architecture – Akida 2.0 – due to arrive in 2022."

 

[Mugen74]

Vojnovic, thanks for posting this, had not realized that so much progress had been made. This IMO is outstanding evidence of real disruptive progress, for AKD2000, ( much beyond ) and AKD3000, bringing up the rear, will possibly be more disruptive, and just around the corner.

Thanks, firstly to ilL and you Voj for this clarifying news post for the AKD hardware update, and let's hope these developments don't cease, ever.

Oh, so much to read and so little time to appreciate it all. We'll never properly keep up with progress and innovation, it's never ending, thank goodness.

Akida Ballista

N.B.

Happy voting comrades, I think you know who I'm favoring, there really is only one way for this day to perform, if trustworthiness means anything at all, then don't give it a second thought, it's just obvious in my mind. Just like Bainchip and Akida, progress and not stagnancy is the order of the day. 3 More years of what we've witnessed, would be turning back the clock, to despondency and absolute neglect of our nation.

Just some food for serious thought chippers.

hotty...

Please ,No Politics in this thread.

 

[Bravo]

Plumerai? I wonder if the Akida500 is at play here.
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OMG! Well done! Another dot joined IMO! Straight to the pool room!

 

[Fact Finder]

Here are a few dots involving Nviso. -( @chapman89 - please note)

Nviso is on the Twitter page of xSoar promoting a podcast relating to Cortex XSoar automation security. When I visit Cortex XSoar's website they are very large in websecurity and have a very long list of customers and are currently hiring engineers and software developers able to work on Micro frontend architecture.

Below I have put up two links the first explains as captioned the 5 reasons to adopt Micro frontend architecture and the second is from AWS which runs a Micro frontend architecture model.

If you are going to run Micro frontend architecture models and break up your platform into manageable bits it, in my opinion, makes sense to move some cybersecurity along with processing to the frontend enter Nviso and Brainchip's AKIDA.

Anyway I expect some amongst the 1,000 Eyes will be able to put more meat on these bones.

The interesting thing to me was that I did not find Nviso promoting this event except on CortexXSoar's Twitter. It also does provide a further link to AWS remembering that Peter van der Made has spoken of AKIDA's ability to monitor key strokes to ensure the user is who they have logged in as which teamed with Nviso and its ability to profile humans all starts to make a lot of sense in a devolved workplace ie remote working environment connected via AWS.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

https://www.sitepoint.com/micro-frontend-architecture-benefits/

5 Reasons to adopt Micro frontend architecture

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/micro-frontend-architectures-on-aws/

AWS and Micro frontend architecture

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[Bravo]

OMG! Well done! Another dot joined IMO! Straight to the pool room!

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[Newk R]

Vojnovic, thanks for posting this, had not realized that so much progress had been made. This IMO is outstanding evidence of real disruptive progress, for AKD2000, ( much beyond ) and AKD3000, bringing up the rear, will possibly be more disruptive, and just around the corner.

Thanks, firstly to ilL and you Voj for this clarifying news post for the AKD hardware update, and let's hope these developments don't cease, ever.

Oh, so much to read and so little time to appreciate it all. We'll never properly keep up with progress and innovation, it's never ending, thank goodness.

Akida Ballista

N.B.

Happy voting comrades, I think you know who I'm favoring, there really is only one way for this day to perform, if trustworthiness means anything at all, then don't give it a second thought, it's just obvious in my mind. Just like Bainchip and Akida, progress and not stagnancy is the order of the day. 3 More years of what we've witnessed, would be turning back the clock, to despondency and absolute neglect of our nation.

Just some food for serious thought chippers.

hotty...

Please don't bring BRN and AKIDA into politics.