NPU
Also known as neural processing unit
An NPU is a processor built into a phone, laptop or other device to run AI models locally, using less power than a general-purpose chip.
Why It Matters
On-device processing keeps data off the network and takes load off data centres, which is central to the consumer electronics pitch for AI hardware upgrades.
Related Terms
- GPUA GPU is a processor built to perform many calculations in parallel. Designed for graphics, it turned out to suit the mathematics of neural networks, and it is the workhorse of AI training and inference.
- AI NativeAn AI native company or product is one designed around AI from the start, rather than one that has added AI features to an existing system.
- InferenceInference is the act of running a trained model to produce an output: the answer, image or prediction a user actually receives, as distinct from the training that created the model.
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