Qualcomm Is Developing Mobile Processors That Learn Like Human Brains
Qualcomm is developing a new line of Zeroth processors designed to help devices think and sense just like human brains and bodies.
This isn't just an attempt at mimicking the behavior of human intelligence, but rather, an attempt at replicating the underlying biology that drives behavior. Oh, and Qualcomm wants to stuff all that complex computation into a chip that fits in your phone.
In order to interact and respond to the world the way a human does, Qualcomm has developed a complex models of neural networks that work by transmitting electrical pulses—much like human neurons.
Though the problem of replicating human brain function is quite the challenge on its own, Qualcomm wants to take it step further. Traditionally, researchers trying to replicate brains with complex computation have relied on massive supercomputers to do the number crunching, but Qualcomm wants to build up an entirely new processor architecture. Next to the central processing unit and graphics processing unit on your smartphone, Qualcomm's Zeroth processors will have a neural processing unit to do brain-like computation.
According to the Qualcomm, the idea is that in the future, devices will see the world the way we do—so that they can anticipate our needs.
(原标题:高通正开发学习型移动处理器)
