The creativity of AI technology is growing stronger and the areas involved are gradually expanding. In the face of the next main battlefield of AI technology, Apple tells others that it will definitely be a mobile phone.
The architecture we have built, the neural engine we put in mobile watch, is critical to the future, which will help developers create more and more applications in the AI ​​field, so we think mobile phones will be a major platform," Apple COO Williams (Jeff Williams) said.
He also emphasized that this AI technology innovation will improve the human life without sacrificing personal privacy or security. For example, in Apple's new generation mobile phone iPhone X, the data related to face unlocking is stored on the mobile phone, and the related calculations are also completed on the mobile phone without uploading the cloud.
Behind every camera operation, the A11 Bionic chip on the new iPhone will perform more than 100 billion calculations. This is an unimaginable number many years ago.
Of course, Apple's anticipation of artificial intelligence is not limited to mobile phones.
More changes will occur in the next decade. For example, Williams will transform the existing healthcare industry with the addition of advances in device computing (on-device compuTIng), cloud computing, machine learning, deep learning, and AI.
But this is not to make the doctor unemployed, but to help the doctor work better. Apple is also preparing to establish personal medical big data from the user side, through calculation and analysis, to assist individuals in health management.
"I don't think there are more important things," Apple COO said. "We have invested in AI in a broader sense, not just letting machines learn to think about this."
The question before him in front of humanity is: Do we have the right ambition? Can we do that? "We are at an inflection point, the computing power of mobile devices, coupled with the potential of AI, will really change the world," Williams said. Nothing makes Apple more excited than this.
Williams’s remarks were made during the 30th anniversary of TSMC.
As an important partner of Apple, in order to produce the A11 Bionic processor, TSMC invested 9 billion US dollars for Apple's customers, claiming that 6,000 people work year-round.
At the 30th anniversary of TSMC, Apple COO is just one of many heavyweight guests.
Other guests included: Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun, ARM CEO Simon Segars, and Hon Hai Chairman Guo Taiming.
The guests mentioned that the next decade, the AI ​​is mentioned in the same way.
Huang Renxun once again stressed that software and computing will dominate the future of the industry. He believes that deep learning, neural networks and sensors for different applications will promote the further development of AI.
Looking forward to the future, Huang Renxun said that artificial intelligence that focuses on certain skills after ten years may exceed humans, but general artificial intelligence does not yet have a clear prospect.
Qualcomm CEO Morenkov said that all devices will be connected to the cloud in the future. The biggest challenge in the Internet of Things era is that the entire industry can make good use of technology, but it needs to worry about the development of semiconductors.
So what about the semiconductor industry?TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou said that the growth rate of the semiconductor industry in the next decade will be 2-3 percentage points higher than global GDP, and the compound annual growth rate will be about 4.5%-5.5%, while "TSMC's performance is higher than the semiconductor average. The compound growth rate is 5-10%." There was a burst of laughter at the scene.
However, Zhang Zhongmou also admitted that Moore's Law has expired in terms of time. He believes that crystal density will continue to increase in the future and will continue to develop until 2030, but economic feasibility will be the main challenge.
In addition, Huang Renxun also told about his friendship with Zhang Zhongmou. 25 years ago, Nvidia was preparing to develop a second-generation chip, but no US company was interested in cooperating. Huang Renxun, who was 30 years old, had to find TSMC with his scalp.
Zhang Zhongmou recalled: "I heard the phone and it was very noisy. After I introduced myself, I heard Huang Renxun say loudly: "Quiet, Zhang Zhongmou called me."
One More ThingDuring the 30th anniversary of TSMC, there was another point of attention: the meeting between Apple COO Williams and Hon Hai Chairman Guo Taiming.
Williams is believed to be in further communication with Guo Taiming about iPhone X. Previously, the market expected that at least 90%-95% of iPhone X orders were in the hands of Hon Hai, and also included most of the assembly orders for the iPhone 8 Plus. The iPhone 3's 3D module is mainly served by Hon Hai and Sharp.
Recently, Guo Minghao predicted that the iPhone X has passed the worst production situation. The current assembly yield is undecided. Although there are three major parts missing, the situation should be improved from November.
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