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the problem with these boards is that there are not enough general purpose cores, and the TPU is only really usable for a very small niche set of computing prob
by b20000 6y ago
the problem with these boards is that there are not enough general purpose cores, and the TPU is only really usable for a very small niche set of computing problems. only 0.00001% of developers is really interested in doing anything with AI, which is mostly a fad hyped up by the media anyway. what we need is a 16 core A17 or A72, without peripherals that are only useful to 0.01% of developers out there. these cores can then be applied to a variety of real world use cases where 4 or 8 cores is simply not enough.
- b20000 6y agodownvoted, because criticism of google is not allowed here.
- brainless 6y agoYou did not even mention Google. Your comment reminds me of people who said GPU is not an important development a decade or more back. I was in high-school back then and can see why TPUs can be super relevant 10 years from now. Someone has to start...
- b20000 6y agothe problem with GPUs is the same - really only applicable to graphics and now since a few years AI, shoehorned into something which was never meant to deal with AI workloads. meanwhile nothing has been done to increase the number of cores, which is really important to be able to run a wider variety of computationally intensive applications on embedded/mobile devices. what most SoC companies are doing is simply slapping on a variety of irrelevant peripherals instead of focusing on what's important - more cores.
- guenthert 6y agoI'd rather think your comment has been downvoted because of the baseless claims therein. If you don't like that device, then, well, that's like your opinion man.
- b20000 6y agoit's not about me not liking the device, read what I wrote - and I can add that I've designed and shipped hardware products with SoCs in them, so I know what I'm talking about.
- tomhoward 6y agoGoogle is criticized all the time here, far more than it's praised, and your comment is not downvoted.