Chinese scientists have developed what they claim to be the world’s most energy-efficient artificial intelligence microchips. Small enough to fit inside smart devices, like mobile phones, the AI chips could open doors for innovative offline functions like voice control and mind control.
The primary advantage of this new AI chip is its ability to transcend the constraints of standard voice recognition systems. Unlike others, this chip can accurately recognize the target speaker’s speech even in noisy situations with distractions such as television, music, or conversations. In a system demonstration, a 1 cm2 chip was integrated into a microcontroller unit inside a toy car to control its movements. The AI chip can allegedly be used in low-power voice control scenarios, such as in smart homes, wearable devices, and smart toys., also presented at the ISSCC conference, is designed to detect seizure signals in people with epilepsy.