Can you teach a smart speaker?
“It’s an elegant approach to the problem.
For more intense analysis, IoT-collected data is often processed in the cloud, though its vulnerable to hacking.
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“A standard or generic system wouldn’t work because of the resource tolerances on IoT devices.
Think very low power, very small processors in terms of processing power.”
Thats where the work by the MIT researchers comes in.
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“How do we deploy neural nets directly on these tiny devices?”
“Its a new research area thats getting very hot.
Companies like Google and ARM are all working in this direction.”
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Another is TinyNAS, a neural architecture search algorithm.
“So we developed the algorithm [TinyNAS] to optimize the search space for different microcontrollers.
Then we deliver the final, efficient model to the microcontroller.”
It’s an elegant approach to the problem.
Lins work could translate to make smarter, more agile medical devices.
MCUNet is an exciting look at a world where small gadgets could be smarter than ever.
