BRN Discussion Ongoing

[Fact Finder]

Who would have thought Ai is popular with the military:

AI hiring levels in the military industry rose to a year-high in May 2022 - Army Technology

We've analysed hiring patterns using data from GlobalData

www.army-technology.com

 

[Bravo]

It is Shareman's job to spread half-truths and fear.

looks like they are a Russian company:
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/motive-neuromorphic-technologies

• Also Known As Motiv NT, Мотив Нейроморфные Технологии

Motive Neuromorphic Technologies develops a custom-made intelligent vision system.

• Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
• Private

I avoid all Russian webpages.

Here's some more breaking news today on this Russian company who have teamed up with Motive Neuromorphic Technologies located in Moscow.

Kaspersky invests in development of neuromorphic processors​

By Back End News on July 4, 2022

With the goal of creating new opportunities for machine learning-based solutions, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky now has a 15% stake in Motive Neuromorphic Technologies (Motive NT), a company specializing in neuromorphic computing technologies.

“Neuromorphic processors’ field of application is an acceleration of the hardware used in the latest generation of artificial intelligence systems, which are based on spiking neural networks (SNN) training,” Alexey Romanov, CEO of Motive NT, said in a media release. “This approach is more akin to biological interactions — whereas, traditionally, artificial neural networks (ANN) exchange numbers — neuromorphic processors enable them to operate like biological neurons, communicating through spikes.”

In 2019, Kaspersky concluded a cooperation agreement with Motive NT, joining it in the development of the Altai neuromorphic processor, which accelerates the hardware of systems using Machine Learning. During the partnership, the companies’ specialists together produced their first batch of neuromorphic processors, developed a software package for them, and successfully confirmed their performance on measures of speed and energy efficiency through experimentation.

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“According to various estimations, the market for neuromorphic chips could exceed $7.5 billion by 2025,” said Andrey Doukhvalov, VP, Future Technologies at Kaspersky. “Our investment in Motive NT and role as a shareholder highlights Kaspersky’s visionary ambitions and our commitment to uncovering new perspectives in various technological areas, including those outsides of the traditional cybersecurity sphere.”

Neurochip

The companies are currently developing a second version of the neuromorphic processor as well as searching for technological partners to establish joint pilot projects using the Altai neurochip.

The release of the Altai neurochip to the market will make neural network training technologies more efficient and accessible for a wide range of devices by significantly reducing energy costs. Unlike classic processors, neuromorphic ones do not need to access and extract from memory (or registers) because all the information is already stored in artificial neurons. This makes it possible to process big data without additional computing power on end devices. Testing has shown that the Altai processor consumes nearly 1,000 times less energy than traditional graphics accelerators (GPUs), which are widely used today.

“For Kaspersky, access to these neuromorphic technologies paves the way for a global technology ecosystem,” said Doukhalov. “In the future, we will add hardware solutions based on neuromorphic processors to our proprietary operating system, KasperskyOS – a full set of software for countering cyberthreats, as well as the MyOffice suite.”

“This approach opens opportunities for the creation of extremely energy-efficient solutions,” Romanov said. “These processors will be in demand in such areas as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, (self-driving) vehicles, AR projects, cyber-physical security systems, face recognition, and intelligent processing of big data. These solutions can also be embedded in vision and speech recognition systems. The development of this technology could very well stimulate the emergence of completely new devices and technologies, because of its adaptability and the new generation of training algorithms it brings.”

 

[Bravo]

This sounds like a good project for BrainChip to collaborate (if not already). Andrea Benucci and colleagues at the RIKEN CBS in Japan have developed a way to create artificial neural networks that can reportedly learn to recognise objects faster and more accurately. The "next steps will involve collaboration with colleagues working with neuromorphic technologies".

Extra eye movements could improve self-driving cars - The Engineer

Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have developed a way to apply human eye movements to machine vision, allowing self-driving cars to better recognise road features.

www.theengineer.co.uk

 

[Fact Finder]

This is interesting:
Python

ROMA to be the world’s first development laptop based on RISC-V architecture​

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ROMA laptop is based on RISC-V architecture​

RISC-V organization is sharing the news of the arrival of the world’s first laptop based on this architecture.

The ROMA laptop was developed by DeepComputing and Xcalibyte and has just gone for preorder. This system is based on an unannounced quad-core RISC-V processor.

If it wasn’t for RISC-V International sharing the news on this laptop, it probably wouldn’t have been taken very seriously. For starters, the announcement lacks details on the hardware, but focuses on non-important stuff like NFTs.

This laptop is developed by DeepComputing who are doing the engineering work, while Xcalibyte is tuning the software. Design-wise, this laptop looks exactly like any low-power laptop, but it seems to be just a render with no operating system shown.

But ROMA laptop is not meant to look great, it’s just the first step or ‘a major milestone’ as the CTO of RISC-V International has said. It will allow developers to test software running on this architecture before deploying it to embedded systems.

The press release confirms the following specs. It features quad-core RISC-V CPU with free SoC and SOM upgrades. It has security enclave processor and has GPU and NPU acceleration for video and AI workloads. This development laptop has 16GB of LPDDR4X memory and 256GB of storage. It reportedly runs fine on most Linux operating systems.

It is definitely good to see a new architecture finally reaching a consumer form factor such as a portable laptop, but at the same time it is hard to recommend preordering a system with lacking hardware details, not to mention NFT infested press release.


The ROMA development platform features the upcoming quad-core RISC-V processor for the fastest, seamless RISC-V software development experience.
DeepComputing and Xcalibyte today opened pre-orders for the industry’s first native RISC-V development laptop. The hotly anticipated ROMA development platform features an unannounced quad-core RISC-V processor with a companion NPU/GPU for the fastest, seamless RISC-V native software development available.

“Native RISC-V compile is a major milestone,” said Mark Himelstein, Chief Technology Officer for RISC-V International. “The ROMA platform will benefit developers who want to test their software running natively on RISC-V. And it should be easy to transfer code developed on this platform to embedded systems.”

The ROMA platform features:

• A quad-core RISC-V CPU with free SoC and SOM upgrades
• Security enclave processor
• A GPU/NPU feature accelerator for video and AI
• Up to 16G LPDDR4/LPDDR4X RAM
• Up to 256G storage
• Supports most Linux variant operating systems
• Early access to next-generation laptop and accessory upgrades at generous discounts or for free

A Web3-friendly platform with NFT creation and publication plus integrated MetaMask-style wallet, ROMA will create an even more integrated experience with future AR glasses and AI speakers operating entirely on RISC-V software and powered by RISC-V hardware.
“The ROMA native RISC-V development platform laptop demonstrates the power of collaborative culture and the potential of the RISC-V ecosystem,” said Calista Redmond, CEO of RISC-V International. “This design is a crucial bridge between development boards and RISC-V based business laptops that will be used for day-to-day work. We applaud the contributions of the entire development team that collaborated to achieve this important moment.”

Companies contributing to ROMA’s development include DeepComputing (engineering), PW (assembly), Xcalibyte (system tuning), ECP (security), XC (crypto), Rexeen (voice), LatticeX Foundation (PoS blockchain, NFT).

“With built-in PoS, NFT, and MetaMask-style wallet, ROMA is born for the Metaverse,” said Yuning Liang, Founder and CEO of Xcalibyte and DeepComputing. “This is the laptop of the future. We will spare no effort to provide the best RISC-V native development experience for developers.”

The first 100 customers to pre-order ROMA will receive a unique NFT to mark the birth of the world’s first native RISC-V development platform laptop. And you can have your ROMA personally engraved with your name or company name. Quantities are limited.

“end of the press release”
Source: RISC-V International via Phoronix

 

[Fact Finder]

Here's some more breaking news today on this Russian company who have teamed up with Motive Neuromorphic Technologies located in Moscow.

Kaspersky invests in development of neuromorphic processors​

By Back End News on July 4, 2022

With the goal of creating new opportunities for machine learning-based solutions, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky now has a 15% stake in Motive Neuromorphic Technologies (Motive NT), a company specializing in neuromorphic computing technologies.

“Neuromorphic processors’ field of application is an acceleration of the hardware used in the latest generation of artificial intelligence systems, which are based on spiking neural networks (SNN) training,” Alexey Romanov, CEO of Motive NT, said in a media release. “This approach is more akin to biological interactions — whereas, traditionally, artificial neural networks (ANN) exchange numbers — neuromorphic processors enable them to operate like biological neurons, communicating through spikes.”

In 2019, Kaspersky concluded a cooperation agreement with Motive NT, joining it in the development of the Altai neuromorphic processor, which accelerates the hardware of systems using Machine Learning. During the partnership, the companies’ specialists together produced their first batch of neuromorphic processors, developed a software package for them, and successfully confirmed their performance on measures of speed and energy efficiency through experimentation.

RDP attacks in SEA up 149% in 2021 — Kaspersky
Kaspersky unveils hub for stalkerware detection tools

“According to various estimations, the market for neuromorphic chips could exceed $7.5 billion by 2025,” said Andrey Doukhvalov, VP, Future Technologies at Kaspersky. “Our investment in Motive NT and role as a shareholder highlights Kaspersky’s visionary ambitions and our commitment to uncovering new perspectives in various technological areas, including those outsides of the traditional cybersecurity sphere.”

Neurochip

The companies are currently developing a second version of the neuromorphic processor as well as searching for technological partners to establish joint pilot projects using the Altai neurochip.

The release of the Altai neurochip to the market will make neural network training technologies more efficient and accessible for a wide range of devices by significantly reducing energy costs. Unlike classic processors, neuromorphic ones do not need to access and extract from memory (or registers) because all the information is already stored in artificial neurons. This makes it possible to process big data without additional computing power on end devices. Testing has shown that the Altai processor consumes nearly 1,000 times less energy than traditional graphics accelerators (GPUs), which are widely used today.

“For Kaspersky, access to these neuromorphic technologies paves the way for a global technology ecosystem,” said Doukhalov. “In the future, we will add hardware solutions based on neuromorphic processors to our proprietary operating system, KasperskyOS – a full set of software for countering cyberthreats, as well as the MyOffice suite.”

“This approach opens opportunities for the creation of extremely energy-efficient solutions,” Romanov said. “These processors will be in demand in such areas as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, (self-driving) vehicles, AR projects, cyber-physical security systems, face recognition, and intelligent processing of big data. These solutions can also be embedded in vision and speech recognition systems. The development of this technology could very well stimulate the emergence of completely new devices and technologies, because of its adaptability and the new generation of training algorithms it brings.”

He is very brave or stupid to invest in a Russian technology firm. Read this story about Puto’s treatment of the Russian scientific community:

Siberian Scientist Dies in Custody After Treason Arrest – Reports - The Moscow Times

Updated at 5:30 a.m. on July 4 to include news of Dmitry Kolker's death.

www.themoscowtimes.com

It is like Pingo ordering students to be more innovative.

Regards
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Fact Finder]

Good morning FF,
Would like to ask you, with regards to the "Nasa Phase 2 " post you shared yesterday, you did say you had sent the document to BRN, im wondering if you had heard anything back from BRN .................... with thnx if you are able to share anything.

Akida Ballista

Still all quiet on the western and US front. FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Esq.111]

Can someone throw more light on this ETF special trade - cross trade at 4.50pm today ?

04:50pm AEST

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ETXT

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Afternoon Saap25,

Thankyou for posting the above info once again.

I have since had three conversations today with the chaps at one of the big four banks, brokers regarding this trade, and yet still on clarification.

Comsec records for the day 1/7/2022 do not show this trade .

Thay recommended I have a chit chat with ASX followed by ASIC.

ASX phone no : 131279
ASIC ph: 1300300630.

Shall give them a call and see what bullshite thay come up with.

Regards,
Esq.

 

[Frank Zappa]

Still all quiet on the western and US front. FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Hi FF , What is communications EAP ? I crossed to the dark side momentarily and a poster mentioned that . With Napoleon and Hitler failing to defeat Russia via the Ukraine ( the flat lands ) what on earth is the Biden administration thinking by taking on a similar strategy. All I see as a result is petrol and gas going through the roof and creating disharmony and the need for our ultra low energy low cost chip to be in greater demand .Am I correct in stating that there is an opening for a government to take from a company an asset ( our Brainchip) if it is deemed of utmost importance to the nation if that company has not been moving fast enough to get it into use pronto . If so and BRN is deemed to be in that category, I reckon we would be given an exemption due to most governments around the world at the moment being unable to show that they have anyone smart in them .

 

[Esq.111]

Afternoon Saap25,

Thankyou for posting the above info once again.

I have since had three conversations today with the chaps at one of the big four banks, brokers regarding this trade, and yet still on clarification.

Comsec records for the day 1/7/2022 do not show this trade .

Thay recommended I have a chit chat with ASX followed by ASIC.

ASX phone no : 131279
ASIC ph: 1300300630.

Shall give them a call and see what bullshite thay come up with.

Regards,
Esq.

Afternoon Saap25,

Thankyou for posting the above info once again.

I have since had three conversations today with the chaps at one of the big four banks, brokers regarding this trade, and yet still on clarification.

Comsec records for the day 1/7/2022 do not show this trade .

Thay recommended I have a chit chat with ASX followed by ASIC.

ASX phone no : 131279
ASIC ph: 1300300630.

Shall give them a call and see what bullshite thay come up with.

Regards,
Esq.

Well ....

Just got off the phone with ASX, and as I imagined , we're as useful as tits on a boundary rider.

I do not do email , but the lass gave this email , for those that may wish a answer.

chesshelp@asx.com.


I have since phoned nabtrade seeking a explanation....... thay will get back to me later.....?

Just goes to show how regulated the circus is....

Stay tuned....to be continued....

Regards,
Esq.

 

[Lex555]

Last Tuesday 12:52, @Fullmoonfever brought up something by Maxim

• #19,418

Hi D,
Appreciate your thoughts on the following new recent release. Couple things caught my eye particularly the weights but not tech enough to be comfortable this is similar to Akida?

Edit. Not saying Akida involved but curious to any similarities.

https://au.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Maxim-Integrated/MAX78000EXG+?qs=yqaQSyyJnNigS5t/Kz0nhQ==

MAX78000 Artificial Intelligence Microcontroller with Ultra-Low-Power Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator

Artificial intelligence (AI) requires extreme computational horsepower, but Maxim is cutting the power cord from AI insights. The MAX78000 is a new breed of AI microcontroller built to enable neural networks to execute at ultra-low power and live at the edge.

www.maximintegrated.com

In my reply, I noted that Maxim referred to 1-, 2- , 4- , and 8-bit weights (They don't mention how many bits in the activations).

#19,425
While Maxim don't refer to spikes, they do refer to 1-bit weights. They also refer to 8-bit weights in the same breath, so they have gone for additional accuracy as an option cf Akida's optional 4-bit weights/actuations.

Maxim have several NN patents, mainly directed to CNN using the now fashionable in-memory-compute, eg:

US2020110604A1 ENERGY-EFFICIENT MEMORY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Priority: 20181003.
...

Now I'm not saying it's impossible for the Akida IP to stretch to 8-bits, but we have not been told that it does. Similar to the 4-bit Akida, an 8-bit Akida would have even greater accuracy than the initial 1-bit Akida at the expense of speed and power.

Maxim also dabbled in analog and Frankenstein (analog/digital) NNs.

An analog NN on its own would struggle with accuracy to compete with a multibit digital NN.

Interestingly, Maxim is now part of Analog Devices:

https://www.maximintegrated.com/en.html

Maxim have had an AI chip since 2020. It uses ARM Cortex M4

https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/microcontrollers/artificial-intelligence.html

Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening up a whole new universe of possibilities, from virtual assistants to self-driving cars, automated factory equipment, and voice recognition in consumer devices. But the computational horsepower to enable these possibilities is extreme, and requires expensive, power-hungry, and big processors. In embedded devices, this functionality isn't really available–embedded microcontrollers are too slow to effectively process images and make decisions in real time.

Enter Maxim's new line of Artificial Intelligence microcontrollers. They run AI inferences hundreds of times faster and lower energy than other embedded solutions. Our built in neural network hardware accelerator practically eliminates the energy spent on audio and image AI inferences. Now small machines like thermostats, smart watches, and cameras can deliver the promise of AI—embedded devices can see and hear like never before.

Get started today with the MAX78000FTHR for only $25.

https://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/MAX78000.pdf

Artificial intelligence (AI) requires extreme computational horsepower, but Maxim is cutting the power cord from AI insights. The MAX78000 is a new breed of AI microcontroller built to enable neural networks to execute at ultra-low power and live at the edge of the IoT. This product combines the most energy-efficient AI processing with Maxim's proven ultra-low power microcontrollers. Our hardware-based convolutional neural network (CNN) accelerator enables battery-powered applications to execute AI inferences while spending only microjoules of energy. The MAX78000 is an advanced system-on-chip featuring an Arm® Cortex®-M4 with FPU CPU for efficient system control with an ultra-low-power deep neural network accelerator. The CNN engine has a weight storage memory of 442KB, and can support 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-bit weights (supporting networks of up to 3.5 million weights). The CNN weight memory is SRAM-based, so AI network updates can be made on the fly. The CNN engine also has 512KB of data memory. The CNN architecture is highly flexible, allowing networks to be trained in conventional toolsets like PyTorch® and TensorFlow®, then converted for execution on the MAX78000 using tools provided by Maxim. In addition to the memory in the CNN engine, the MAX78000 has large on-chip system memory for the microcontroller core, with 512KB flash and up to 128KB SRAM. Multiple high-speed and low-power communications interfaces are supported, including I2S and a parallel camera interface (PCIF).

Neural Network Accelerator
• Highly Optimized for Deep Convolutional Neural Networks • 442k 8-Bit Weight Capacity with 1,2,4,8-Bit Weights
• Programmable Input Image Size up to 1024 x 1024 pixels
• Programmable Network Depth up to 64 Layers
• Programmable per Layer Network Channel Widths up to 1024 Channels
• 1 and 2 Dimensional Convolution Processing
• Streaming Mode
• Flexibility to Support Other Network Types, Including MLP and Recurrent Neural Networks


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This is a one-to-one fit for the first highlighted paragraph.
The MCU with an embedded CNN accelerator is a system on chip combining an Arm Cortex-M4 with a RISC-V core that can execute application and control codes as well as drive the CNN accelerator. The CNN engine has a weight storage memory of 442KB and can support 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-bit weights (supporting networks of up to 3.5 million weights). On the fly, AI network updates are supported by the SRAM-based CNN weight memory structure. The architecture is flexible and allows CNNs to be trained using conventional toolsets such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.


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Hi D, appreciate your expertise and insights, though sometimes don’t really follow what your trying to say. It could be helpful to post a summary at top so slow-wits like myself can try to grasp your posts

 

[Deleted member 118]

Brought some more BRN shares today after I decided it was to risky getting a mortgage for a house.

 

[Rskiff]

how good is your brain, I bet Akida would do well

 

[Izzzzzzzzzzy]

Brought some more BRN shares today after I decided it was to risky getting a mortgage for a house.

Yeah cause you won’t need a mortgage in anout 2 years time

 

[equanimous]

Just checked my emails and nothing at this point in time. I sent it to Perth and to the US. The time difference can come into play but I suspect it has taken them by surprise.

Will report when and if I hear anything. They may choose to ignore me for a little while.

Regards
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Still all quiet on the western and US front. FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

I think people are scrambling to put the worms back into the can....

 

[Fact Finder]

Hi FF , What is communications EAP ? I crossed to the dark side momentarily and a poster mentioned that . With Napoleon and Hitler failing to defeat Russia via the Ukraine ( the flat lands ) what on earth is the Biden administration thinking by taking on a similar strategy. All I see as a result is petrol and gas going through the roof and creating disharmony and the need for our ultra low energy low cost chip to be in greater demand .Am I correct in stating that there is an opening for a government to take from a company an asset ( our Brainchip) if it is deemed of utmost importance to the nation if that company has not been moving fast enough to get it into use pronto . If so and BRN is deemed to be in that category, I reckon we would be given an exemption due to most governments around the world at the moment being unable to show that they have anyone smart in them .

Just a bit of law from ‘the Castle’ it would have to be ‘on just terms’

‘What is communications EAP?’

The only thing that comes to mind is in the video interview involving Sean Hehir and Tony Dawe Sean Hehir said that they had been approached by a large communications company to discuss using AKIDA for a purpose Brainchip had not considered.

If it is not this then it could be Intellisense as they are looking at cognitive communications using AKIDA on an SBIR in the USA.

Cannot think of anything else.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Frank Zappa]

Just a bit of law from ‘the Castle’ it would have to be ‘on just terms’

‘What is communications EAP?’

The only thing that comes to mind is in the video interview involving Sean Hehir and Tony Dawe Sean Hehir said that they had been approached by a large communications company to discuss using AKIDA for a purpose Brainchip had not considered.

If it is not this then it could be Intellisense as they are looking at cognitive communications using AKIDA on an SBIR in the USA.

Cannot think of anything else.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Thankyou . You are the best .

 

[Fact Finder]

how good is your brain, I bet Akida would do well

No this proved why AKIDA uses so little energy just like the human brain.

If you told AKIDA to watch the Skoda that is what it will do it will only process the car.

This is a cheap trick used by magicians they tell you to watch something and that is what you do allowing things outside the subject of your focus to occur without being seen.

That is why when AKIDA is the brain a of a security camera alarm it does not give false alerts for birds, cats, dogs it only reacts to unwanted relatives and debt collectors.

My opinion only but it is a very important distinction between AKIDA and everything else on the market.
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Fact Finder]

No this proved why AKIDA uses so little energy just like the human brain.

If you told AKIDA to watch the Skoda that is what it will do it will only process the car.

This is a cheap trick used by magicians they tell you to watch something and that is what you do allowing things outside the subject of your focus to occur without being seen.

That is why when AKIDA is the brain a of a security camera alarm it does not give false alerts for birds, cats, dogs it only reacts to unwanted relatives and debt collectors.

My opinion only but it is a very important distinction between AKIDA and everything else on the market.
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Keeping in mind I am a technophobe, old and a retired lawyer and so have no idea but this AKIDA technology differentiator could provide a way for ground to air and air to air missiles to remain locked on the enemy plane and not be confused by chaff or flares.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Deleted member 118]

Yeah cause you won’t need a mortgage in anout 2 years time

I never brought that much but might be able to get a caravan, maybe if I buy a few more I might be able to afford a car as well

 

[Toto111]

Edge Impulse tweeted a link to this. Not sure if posted before but interesting read.

https://www.tdk.com/en/featured_stories/entry_046-sensor-micro-module.html