MediaTek Will Offer On-Device Generative AI with Dimensity 9300
The AI revolution has started withgenerative AIat the helm, bringing unprecedented innovations to everyday life. Only last month, Metaannouncedits own open-source generative AI model Llama 2. And it looks like the next-gen AI model has already found its way into that one device that we quite literally can’t live without – our smartphones. Let’s learn how MediaTek is using Generative AI in its chipsets.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Will Leverage Meta’s Llama 2
In anofficial blog post, MediaTek announced that it is“working closely”with Meta to utilize its Llama 2 Large Language Model (LLM) to bringon-device generative AI capabilitieswith its next-generation flagship chipset, possibly the Dimensity 9300, later this year. This means that you will soon be able to purchase aflagship-gradesmartphone with a MediaTek Dimensity chipset and enjoy AI capabilities on the go!
Now, you may ask, “How is this any different than the way we already access and use generative AI?” The answer lies in the way it is being brought forth. Most of the generative AI processing today is done with the help of cloud computing. In contrast, MediaTek’s collaboration with Meta will allow theAI processing to take place on your device, rather than on the cloud. In a nutshell, AI will be“embedded”in your smartphone processor moving forward.
This will not only make your experience with generative AI faster but might also change the way you interact with it in the future. Another key takeaway here isuser privacy.Since this on-device implementation will store and process the AI data locally within your smartphone, it will lead to enhanced security as well asincreased user control over personal data.
MediaTek believes that offering Generative AI on its chipster will help deliver“seamless performance, greater privacy, better security and reliability, lower latency, the ability to work in areas with little to no connectivity, and lower operation cost.”
As of now, we know very little about the upcoming flagship mobile SoC from MediaTek. However, if we go by theleaks, the Dimensity 9300 chipset will includeARM Cortex-X4 and A720 CPU coresalong with the Immortalis-G720 GPU.
Moreover, MediaTek is not the only semiconductor company making headways in the AI space. Qualcomm alsoannouncedits partnership with Meta to enable on-device generative AI capabilities, harnessing the power of Llama 2, on its next flagship chipset. And by the looks of it,Snapdragon 8 Gen 3will likely be the first mobile chipset to infuse Llama 2 capabilities.
So, what do you think of this move? Do you think on-device AI will change the way we use our smartphones? Do share your thoughts in the comment section below.
Siddhartha Samaddar
A curious being who is fascinated by the world of tech and literature alike. Always in the lookout for the “next big thing” in software. In my free time you can find me either trying my hand at gaming or daydreaming about my “ideal gaming setup.”
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