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Tensor Processing Unit (TPU)
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Patrick Ng
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22 May 2017 11:45 PM
    The first generation TPU was only able to handle inference. The new one can also be used for training machine learning models, a significant part of the machine learning workflow all within this single, powerful chip.

    That means that you can build a machine learning model — for example, to correctly identify an object in a photo is a tree, a car or a cat. Inference in machine learning refers to the statistical likelihood that the machine’s conclusions are correct — for example, based on the model, you may be 85 percent confident that this is actually a tree and not a broccoli stock.

    Source: https://techcrunch.com/20...ocessing-unit-chips/
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    Susan Nash
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    08 Jun 2017 11:25 AM
    How easily can the TPU be implemented? How can we get started?
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    07 Sep 2017 01:58 PM
    As I understand, one can sign up with Google Cloud to experiment with TensorFlow and test drive TPUs. Currently in alpha.

    For more details, see https://cloud.google.com/tpu/
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    01 Nov 2017 12:06 AM
    Getting started with TensorFlow 1-2-3 -

    1. Sign up free account for Google Cloud Platform;
    2. Use default machine learning cloud setup (step-by-step guide below);
    3. Open a Notebook in your browser - experiment with Python and TensorFlow codes.

    link - https://cloud.google.com/.../datalab-using-shell

    While straight forward, the 3-step process requires use of Unix vi editor and commands.

    p.s. the default virtual machine (VM) is not TPU. Upgrade to paid subscription and customize VM.

    Have fun.





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