Network edge? You get 64-bit Armv9 AI. You too, watches. And you, server remote management. And you...

Arm predicts AI inferencing will soon be ubiquitous. In order to give devices the oomph they need for all that neural-network processing, it is beefing up its embedded platform with the first 64-bit Armv9 CPU core aimed at edge workloads. The Softbank-owned Brit chip design biz says AI development is moving quickly, claiming …

[Eclectic Man]

What's the time?

Owner: "Hey, Watch, what is the time?"

AI wrist thingy: "What time would you like it to be?"

[Wellyboot]

Re: What's the time?

Owner : "Opening time"

AI wrist thingy: "Nearest open pub is..."

This might actually be useful !

[Eclectic Man]

Re: What's the time?

I wish I'd thought of that!

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: What's the time?

Owner: "Hey, Watch, what is the time?"

AI wrist thingy: "No, it's not opening time yet. Besides, it's your wife's birthday and you have a dinner reservation, with your mistress"

[Geoff Johnson]

Re: What's the time?

Surely it would go more like this...

Owner: "Hey, Watch, what is the time?"

AI wrist thingy: "According to some random website grime is slang for dirt."

Or if it's really good...

Owner: "Hey, Watch, what is the time?"

AI wrist thingy: "Thyme is a herb used in various cooking recipes."

[HuBo]

Interesting core. I guess its small size and power efficicency are due in part to dropping the 32-bit legacy ISA and running 64-bit code only (a good move). It sounds like its performance should be similar to that of the Cortex-A55 and Cortex-M85 (though that's 32-bit), which is great for microcontrollers but not super for application processors imho. Then again, pairing it with the Ethos-U85's 4 Tops should enhance its overall processing oomph.

Looks like it is somewhere in-between the more performant Cortex-A72s of TI's BeagleBone AI-64, that is paired with an 8 TOPS MMA, and the new BeagleY-AI that runs on Cortex-A53s with a 4 Tops MMA -- but then again, it's ARMv9 rather than v8.