Alliance aims to make AI platforms more open
Kinara, led by Silicon Valley veterans and a world class development team in India, has formed complementary collaborations with California’s Ampere Computing and Mirasys (India) relating to Artificial Intelligence.
Kinara CEO Ravi Annavajjhala echoed the sentiments among partners, saying on 7 Dec 2023, “Our involvement in the AI Platform Alliance will help demonstrate the power and cost effectiveness of using our dedicated Edge AI processor and make it easier for customers to adopt more open AI solutions.”
Furthermore, the partnership with Mirasys opens up exciting possibilities for edge-based video analytics in what has become a very dynamic market. By combining Kinara’s high-performance Ara-1 chipset with Mirasys’ innovative applications, businesses of all sizes can leverage the power of AI for enhanced safety, security and operational efficiency, he said.
The AI Platform Alliance is a new consortium aimed at making AI platforms more open, efficient, and sustainable. The initial companies involved include Ampere, which leads the effort, along with Cerebras Systems, Furiosa, Graphcore, Kalray, Kinara, Luminous, Neuchips, Rebellions and Sapeon. The AI Platform Alliance is open today to AI companies that are building hardware solutions and are looking to change the status quo.
Expanding on the focus of the AI Platform Alliance, Ampere’s Chief Product Officer Jeff Wittich said, “We look forward to working with Kinara and our other consortium members to validate joint AI solutions that provide a better alternative than the GPU-based status quo.
“By developing these solutions as a community, we will accelerate the pace of AI innovation by making platforms more open and transparent, as well as by increasing the efficiency of AI to solve real-world problems and delivering sustainable infrastructure at scale.”
Separately, advanced video AI analytics developer, Mirasys (India), has partnered with Kinara to provide real-time edge-based video analytics solutions in the smart retail and banking sectors.
Within the Kinara and Mirasys partnership, Mirasys has seamlessly integrated Kinara’s Ara-1 Edge AI processors into its embedded platforms and cutting-edge analytics applications.
This merging of technology provides a powerful solution for industries to perform real-time video analytics directly at the edge. This partnership opens a plethora of opportunities and provides customers an opportunity to use AI with low total cost of ownership and fast return on investment.
Customers can expect enhanced performance, reliability, and security in their video surveillance systems. By processing video data at the edge, this partnership also yields reduced bandwidth and storage costs, optimizing resource utilization.
Moreover, the integration of advanced analytics and insights derived from video data through AI and machine learning empowers businesses with valuable data-driven decision-making tools. Finally, the partnership is flexible and adaptable, offering customized solutions tailored to use cases that include smart city initiatives, traffic management, retail, banking, and hospitality.
Elaborating further about the partnership, Mirasys (India) MD Arindam Das Sarkar said, “We are aiming to deliver innovative AI solutions to our customers. This collaboration leverages our strengths in AI and edge computing, allowing customers to access AI benefits without the need for extensive infrastructure investments, ensuring sustainable AI goals. Exciting times lie ahead for our joint endeavors.” Fiinews.com
