Turing Award Special: A Conversation with David Patterson
Software Engineering Daily
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The Evolution of Processor Architecture
This chapter explores the speaker's extensive experience in the tech sector, focusing on the evolution from traditional instruction sets to the modern RISC-V architecture. It discusses the significance of domain-specific accelerators in machine learning and the need for flexibility in instruction sets. The chapter also highlights the separation of training and inference in machine learning, emphasizing the need for specialized hardware to enhance efficiency.
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