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START AT THE EDGE, BUILD FOR THE MISSION
AMD CTO Mark Papermaster outlines how its edge computing expertise is enabling AI in space from real-time onboard intelligence to future orbital data centers.
I started my career working on the space shuttle program at IBM and thought my life endeavors would center on space. Instead, my interest turned to compute devices and the technology that can bring computation to the masses. Those interests are now aligning with the realities of AI in space for both edge computation in satellites and spacecraft today and the future plans for massive data centers in space.
For years AMD has built for ' edge reality ' – where success is measured in real-time decisions not theoretical peak performance.
We’ ve helped bring AI into PCs industrial systems and embedded deployments by combining heterogeneous compute CPU’ s GPUs and adaptive compute along with a strong software foundation. This ' edge playbook ' centers on a relentless focus on performanceper-watt and mission-critical reliability, allowing our partners to right-size performance for their specific needs.
We see space as the next and most demanding frontier for edge computing. The same fundamentals apply they’ re just amplified:
AMD CTO Mark Papermaster www. intelligentcio. com
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