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Better hardware could turn zeros into AI heroes

Sparse computing enables leaner, faster AI ...
IEEE

Vectorization of Narrow Matrix Multiplication for Ascend AI Inference Acceleration

Abstract: This research proposes and evaluates a novel approach to optimizing matrix multiplication (MatMul) on Huawei Ascend NPUs, motivated by a key insight: during matrix-vector multiplication ...
IEEE

A General Optimization Method for SpMV Based on Graph Partitioning and Matrix Reordering

Abstract: With the rising demand for the performance of sparse matrix-vector multiplication (SpMV) in various fields, traditional optimization approaches for SpMV computation, which are designed ...

AMD: Strong AI Tailwinds, But Valuation Is Getting Ahead Of Reality

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. benefits from AI data center growth and hyperscaler deals but faces Nvidia and rich valuation.
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With TPU 8, Google Makes GenAI Systems Much Better, Not Just Bigger

Here is how you know that GenAI training and GenAI inference are very different computing and networking beasts, and ...
BBC

Watch: Metaphors and similes

JANINE: Big crowd in tonight, Jeff. JEFF: Including Bob the superfan. Bob here has never actually seen Jess perform. JANINE: Let’s help him picture her in his head - we can use metaphors and similes.