IBM Says It Has Beat Facebook's AI Server Scaling Record Data Center Knowledge

Today IBM announced availability of the beta version of its Distributed Deep Learning software it says has demonstrated "a leap forward in deep learning performance." Deep learning is a form of AI that relies on the application of "artificial neural networks" inspired by the biological neural networks of human and animal brains. Its focus is on giving computers the ability to "understand" the contents of digital images, videos, audio recordings and the like in much the same way that people do. Much of the potential for deep learning remains unfulfilled, however, because the logistics of processing the great amount of data required for a system's "deep level training" makes it a slow process that can take days or even weeks. Accuracy of the results is another issue contributing to the time factor, as the system needs to be taught multiple times in order to gain the desired results.