Intel launches its next-generation neuromorphic processor.
Mike Davies, director of Intel's Neuromorphic Computing Lab, explains the company's efforts in this area. And with the launch of a new neuromorphic chip this week, he talked Ars through the updates.
Despite their name, neural networks have just a slight resemblance to the structures found in the brain. While their organization and the way data is passed through layers of processing bear some resemblance to networks of actual neurons, the data and computations performed on it would appear to a conventional CPU to be extremely familiar.
People have attempted to learn from the neurological system in a variety of ways, including neural networks. Neuromorphic computing is a different field that focuses on simulating the behavior of individual neurons in hardware.
Calculations are conducted by a large number of microscopic units of neuromorphic hardware, which interact with one another via bursts of activity known as spikes and modify their behavior in response to the spikes they receive from others.
Intel unveiled Loihi, the next generation of its neuromorphic circuitry, on Thursday. The new version includes the kinds of improvements you'd expect from Intel, such as a faster processor and some basic processing improvements.
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