Facebook is Working on Its Own Custom AI Silicon

https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-961970568-1-768x436.jpg 768w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-961970568-1-640x363.jpg 640w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-961970568-1-223x126.jpg 223w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-961970568-1-106x59.jpg 106w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-961970568-1-348x196.jpg 348w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-961970568-1.jpg 1344w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Facebook is the latest firm to discuss its own efforts to build custom AI processors. Is the era of the general purpose CPU drawing to a close? The post