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Zeroth is a platform for brain-inspired computing from Qualcomm. It is based around a neural processing unit (NPU) AI accelerator chip and a software API to interact with the platform. It makes a form of machine learning known as deep learning available to mobile devices. It is used for image and sound processing, including speech recognition. The software operates locally rather than as a cloud application.cite-ref-tr-1-0[1]

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm announced in March 2015, that it would bundle the software with its next major mobile device chip, the Snapdragon 820 processor.cite-ref-tr-1-1[1]

• Applications

• See also

• References

Qualcomm demonstrated that the system could recognize human facescite-ref-tr-1-2[1] and gesturescite-ref-2[2] that it had seen before and detect and then search for different types of photo scenes.cite-ref-tr-1-3[1]

Another potential application is to extend battery life by analyzing phone usage and powering down all or part of its capabilities without affecting the user experience.cite-ref-tr-1-4[1]

• Neuromorphic computing

• SpiNNaker

• TrueNorth

• Vision processing unit, a class of processors aimed at machine vision (including convolutional neural networks, hence overlapping with 'neural processing units')

cite-note-tr-11. ↑ citerefsimonite2015Simonite, Tom (March 9, 2015). "Smartphones Will Soon Learn to Recognize Faces and More". Technology Review. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

cite-note-22. ↑ citerefrubin2015Rubin, Ben Fox (March 2, 2015). "Qualcomm's Zeroth platform could make your smartphone much smarter". CNET. Retrieved March 10, 2015.