Intel Unleashes Revolutionary AI PC Acceleration
On October 19, during Intel's Innovation 2023 event, Intel unveiled the "AI PC Acceleration Program," a global initiative designed to expedite the development of AI in the client computing industry.
This program aims to foster collaboration between independent hardware vendors (IHVs) and independent software vendors (ISVs), leveraging Intel's extensive resources in AI toolchains, co-engineering, hardware, design support, technical expertise, and co-marketing opportunities.
Intel emphasizes that these resources will enable industry partners to fully harness the capabilities of Intel's Core Ultra processors and associated hardware, thereby maximizing the performance of AI and machine learning (ML) applications. This initiative also aims to accelerate the emergence of novel use cases and connect a broader range of PC industry players to the evolving solutions within the AI PC ecosystem.
This heralds the advent of the AI PC era, characterized by the growing availability of software enhanced by AI and ML algorithms. These applications empower users to engage in creative pursuits, produce music, synthesize knowledge, and work more intelligently. Intel stands at the forefront of this transition with robust architectures for the central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), and neural processing unit (NPU) designed to optimize the performance and power efficiency of AI software.
Intel recognizes the pivotal role of software leadership in the AI PC experience, and the company is uniquely positioned to lead the industry with an open ecosystem approach. With its extensive history in AI development and a vast network of ISV engineering relationships, Intel pledges to actively foster connections and innovations that drive new use cases and experiences on the PC. These efforts are led by Michelle Johnston Holthaus, the executive vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group at Intel.
As part of the AI PC Acceleration Program, participants will gain access to Intel's pool of engineering expertise for targeted software optimizations and tuning tailored to ISV requirements. They will also benefit from core development tools and software developer kits like OpenVINO™, in addition to valuable go-to-market opportunities.
Collaborating with over 100 ISVs on more than 300 AI-accelerated features, including renowned names like Adobe, Audacity, BlackMagic, BufferZone, CyberLink, DeepRender, Fortemedia, MAGIX, Rewind AI, Skylum, Topaz, VideoCom, Webex, Wondershare Filmora, XSplit, and Zoom, Intel is poised to enhance PC experiences across a spectrum of domains, including audio effects, content creation, gaming, security, streaming, video collaboration, and more.
