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I think their play has been building specialized hardware that executes TensorFlow better than anyone else. "You could use a GPU to do this, but check out our c
by estsauver 10y ago
I think their play has been building specialized hardware that executes TensorFlow better than anyone else. "You could use a GPU to do this, but check out our custom ASIC that does it 400x faster for 1/5th the cost..."
- deepnotderp 10y agoNO ONE does it 400X faster... And the hardware advantage is easily negated. For example, our startup is building something like this.
- kornish 10y agoThe 400x was clearly hyperbolic – and sure. But you probably don't have one-click integration with an existing battle-tested IaaS platform. Vertical integration is powerful, and by open-sourcing Tensorflow Google is achieving useful synergies in sales and recruiting. At their vast scale, even small ROIs (as a percentage) can be massive.
- deepnotderp 10y agoNo, but our customers, ie AWS will...