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AI PCs Aren't Good at AI: The CPU Beats the NPU

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486 points dbreunig | 3 comments | 16 Oct 24 19:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
1. irusensei ◴[17 Oct 24 09:06 UTC] No.41867740[source]▶
Are NPUs the VLIW of our times in terms of hype?
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2. wyldfire ◴[17 Oct 24 14:19 UTC] No.41869922[source]▶
It's interesting that you bring that up. VLIW isn't hype in this case, it's the actual architecture of the Hexagon ISA used in these PCs. As to whether AI PCs revolutionize our lives - well, that certainly might be hype.
3. cloudhan ◴[21 Oct 24 07:50 UTC] No.41901705[source]▶
Yes.