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by grishka 1535 days ago
Is the second ANE disabled in hardware or is it possible to reenable it through software somehow?
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marcan_42 1535 days ago
It's disabled and locked in boot firmware, and the firmware is signed.
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unicornfinder 1535 days ago
Which implies that, at least theoretically, that Apple could enable the other neural engine at a later date (not that they would).
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exikyut 1535 days ago
Just make sure there are no SkyNet singularities hiding inside first.

...maybe Apple disabled it for a reason, y'know?

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thisNeeds2BeSad 1535 days ago
Maybe protect against lawsuits from a chip patch slowdown after architectural migations are necessary, because of inherent design speed optimization safety flaws?
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