AI to soon break free from internet and cloud, thanks to new technology

TORONTO: Researchers have developed a novel technology to produce a deep-learning AI software that is fit to use in everything from smartphones to industrial robots and could pave the way for artificial intelligence (AI) to break free of the internet and cloud computing. The use of this deep-learning AI could lead to much lower data processing and transmission costs, greater privacy and use in areas where existing technology is impractical due to expense or other factors. It would also allow devices to operate independent of the internet while using AI that performs almost as well as tethered neural networks. "We feel this has enormous potential. This could be an enabler in many fields where people are struggling to get deep-learning AI in an operational form," said Alexander Wong, Professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada.