Apple Is Working on a Dedicated Chip to Power AI on Devices

Move would follow similar announcements from Qualcomm, Google
Offloading tasks to dedicated chip may improve iPhone battery

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May 26, 2017 at 3:23 PM EDT

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Apple Inc. got an early start in artificial intelligence software with the 2011 introduction of Siri, a tool that lets users operate their smartphones with voice commands.

Now the electronics giant is bringing artificial intelligence to chips.

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