Qualcomm Launches First True 'App Store' For AI With 75 Free Models 20
Wayne Williams reports via TechRadar: Qualcomm has unveiled its AI Hub, an all-inclusive library of pre-optimized AI models ready for use on devices running on Snapdragon and Qualcomm platforms. These models support a wide range of applications including natural language processing, computer vision, and anomaly detection, and are designed to deliver high performance with minimal power consumption, a critical factor for mobile and edge devices. The AI Hub library currently includes more than 75 popular AI and generative AI models including Whisper, ControlNet, Stable Diffusion, and Baichuan 7B. All models are bundled in various runtimes and are optimized to leverage the Qualcomm AI Engine's hardware acceleration across all cores (NPU, CPU, and GPU). According to Qualcomm, they'll deliver four times faster inferencing times.
The AI Hub also handles model translation from the source framework to popular runtimes automatically. It works directly with the Qualcomm AI Engine direct SDK and applies hardware-aware optimizations. Developers can search for models based on their needs, download them, and integrate them into their applications, saving time and resources. The AI Hub also provides tools and resources for developers to customize these models, and they can fine-tune them using the Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK and the AI Model Efficiency Toolkit, both available on the platform.
The AI Hub also handles model translation from the source framework to popular runtimes automatically. It works directly with the Qualcomm AI Engine direct SDK and applies hardware-aware optimizations. Developers can search for models based on their needs, download them, and integrate them into their applications, saving time and resources. The AI Hub also provides tools and resources for developers to customize these models, and they can fine-tune them using the Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK and the AI Model Efficiency Toolkit, both available on the platform.
Lawsuit (Score:1, Offtopic)
Has the EU sued Apple over this yet?
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Anyway, as I stated here before, tech companies are desperate to keep their almost infinite growth going but it isn't going to happen since IT related products have become a commodity like anything new eventually becomes. They would be better off adapt to the the situation and stop trying to get people's money with pure hype.
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stop trying to get people's money with pure hype.
Tech companies have been making money from hype for 60 years.
It is a model that has worked well in the past, and current market capitalizations show it is working better than ever today.
They raise capital during the PIA, watch the underfunded competition crash during the TOD, build market share during the SOE, and cash in during the POP.
That's how it's always worked.
Gartner Hype Cycle [wikipedia.org]
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It's almost like you don't HAVE to go to different places, but you should have the OPTION to go to a place that doesn't have to charge a 30% markup.
I know this may be hard for Apple fanbois to understand, but the anal lube doesn't HAVE to have glittery sand in it to make it a fashion statement...
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But you DO have the option. There are MANY other phones from which to choose!
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My phone is in a case that makes it very hard to tell what kind of phone it is.
I work from home.
I rarely go out. If I do, it's to places like Costco, Lowe's, Harbor Freight, etc.
Not really sure what kind of "fashion statement" I'm making with my phone.
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Why would they? What EU law is Apple breaking by having Qualcomm release an app store?
Hugging Face (Score:3)
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The Qualcomm AI Hub was launched in partnership with Hugging Face, and the models are hosted by both Hugging Face and Github.
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/... [qualcomm.com]
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Yep. Just like app stores for cell phones are a shitty imitation of the Linux distribution repositories which long predate them, this is a shitty imitation of Hugging Face. First? Uh, no. And also no.
75 AI models ready for use.... (Score:2)
Isn't this just an AI API for their hardware? (Score:2)
Not that I'm unhappy about it. Just not sure an "app store" sounds right. Are end users supposed to look there and download stuff to use? Mom and pop, grandpa and grandma, etc?