[HN Gopher] Machine Learning for Computer Architecture
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       Machine Learning for Computer Architecture
        
       Author : tmfi
       Score  : 59 points
       Date   : 2021-02-20 18:19 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote:
       | > In "Apollo: Transferable Architecture Exploration", we present
       | the progress of our research on ML-driven design of custom
       | accelerators.
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       | AI is now designing better hardware to run AI which will be able
       | to design even better hardware to run AI on...
        
         | haskellandchill wrote:
         | When the AI realizes its purpose is to make a better AI.
        
         | trepetti wrote:
         | Just to calm your nerves: place and route algorithms are often
         | classical AI anyway, the things that is changing is what still
         | is and isn't referred to as "AI". The cool thing about this
         | work is that it is looking at higher level parameters about
         | layout instead of the kind of heuristic algorithms you see in
         | APR. Would be cool to see this in tools one day.
        
         | carwyn wrote:
         | Skynet is coming ...
        
       | choletentent wrote:
       | This article should be censored for those less than 18 years old.
        
         | rubatuga wrote:
         | Lolol the violin plots
        
       | danbmil99 wrote:
       | Can anyone say the singularity is upon us?
        
       | alecco wrote:
       | Are there available AI accelerators on the market at the same
       | level of Google's? I worry we are being locked out of compute
       | capacity. I worry these corporations did a hostile acquisition of
       | all the talent and critical infrastructure and we are left out.
       | And new competitors have such an uphill battle it will be almost
       | impossible to catch up.
        
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