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by hackuser 3314 days ago
My assumption has been that Google, Amazon, and Microsoft run the heavy-duty AI in the cloud when possible, benefiting from huge scale and easier updates. Maybe that assumption is wrong?

If it's right, is Apple adopting a more decentralized model, with AI (or more AI) running locally? Could that compete with cloud-based AI's advantages? Obviously it would be better for offline usage, for responsiveness when transmission to the cloud is a significant part the latency, and for confidentiality.
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happycube 3314 days ago
Google's been working on distributed training as well.
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hackuser 3314 days ago
Why? What is the benefit to Google?

Also, are they doing training for the local user or for Google's 'general' systems or for both?

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bitmapbrother 3314 days ago
So they can do on device AI/ML with TensorFlow Lite, through the use of specialized neural network DSP's, as discussed during the keynote at I/O 2017.

https://youtu.be/Y2VF8tmLFHw?t=1h22m8s

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