Spiking tool improves artificial intelligence devices

The software that enables these features is called Whetstone and it has been configured to allow neural computer networks to process information some 100 times more efficiently compared with current imaging standards. This enables increased use of artificial intelligence in mobile devices plus autonomous vehicles. The development comes from Sandia National Laboratories, based in the U.S. The intelligent system reduces the amount of circuitry needed to perform autonomous tasks. According to lead researcher, neuroscientist Brad Aimone: "Instead of sending out endless energy dribbles of information...artificial neurons trained by Whetstone release energy in spikes, much like human neurons do." The circuits are formed of artificial neurons, and these are essentially capacitors capable of absorbing and summing electrical charges.