Second version of HoloLens HPU will incorporate AI coprocessor

Serious question: what is an AI coprocessor technically? Some machine learnt models burned on a chip? Or some kind of a neural net with updatable weights?

I used a Hololens and it was awesome (it fit over my glasses). Inference on Hololens could make you do so much more. Maybe you could use it to take scans of parts from a CNC or the CNC tool and create a system that could tell you if a similar piece will fail in the future. From what I have seen compared to Google Glass I think it could be possible for richer interactions and also it uses both eyes. But, I haven't heard any Enterprise users use Hololens.

The article mentions a demonstration of hand segmentation made at a conference, here&#x27;s a short video of it:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mspoweruser.com&#x2F;microsofts-next-version-hololens-will-feature-new-hpu-ai-coprocessor&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mspoweruser.com&#x2F;microsofts-next-version-hololens-wil...</a>

Any idea who makes it? It&#x27;s probably close in architecture to GPUs, the kind of thing Nvidia and AMD are positioned to capitalise on.

Side note in case anyone at MS happens to read this, but the only actual content on this page that appears above the fold for me (viewing on a Surface Pro 4) is the headline, which is pushed nearly to the bottom of my display by all the headers&#x2F;nav&#x2F;whitespace. This strikes me as remarkably bad design.

I went to a Microsoft store in the mall and they are showing off Oculus Rift. They&#x27;ve been showing off HoloLens for a couple years now haven&#x27;t they?... still can&#x27;t buy it?

I hope it also contains a decent CPU. The first version has a ridiculously underpowered Atom with no vector capability of any kind. Not the kind of thing you would expect in a $3000 device.

For people who understand neural networks, this is HUGE! I have been dreaming for a custom chip for neural networks for 5 years! If they pull it off and deliver a product launch in a year or two, then they would smoke the competition again.

But will it be anymore practical to use than the first version?

You mean a matrix multiplication processor?

I remember HoloLens being announced to be available in &quot;windows 10 timeframe&quot;. Still awaiting (EDIT:) Cheaper consumer version.

Is it time to recognize that &quot;AI&quot; is the meaningless buzzword of 2017?<p>&quot;Nothing is cooler because it is cyber.&quot; -- J.D. Falk, RIP.