BRN Discussion Ongoing

[perceptron]

Another video clip from our booth at Embedded World 2025, slightly different from the one already posted last month:

#edgeimpulse #edgeai #edgeaireport #embeddedworld | Wevolver

BrainChip sponsors the 2025 State of Edge AI Technology report, a comprehensive guide on the latest trends, developments, and insights in edge AI. Here, Alf Kuchenbuch, VP of Sales, and Dr. M Anthony Lewis, CTO of BrainChip , showed a glimpse of the many capabilities of Akida 2.0. Get the...

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„[Our Generation 2 IP] It’s all implemented in our box that we have here. It’s running on an FPGA, and so our customers can actually try it out in reality here, in real hardware, and the next step may or may not be to put this into a chip.”

Thanks for posting. I watched the video and was impressed by Dr Lewis. Further, the mind boggles at what a 1 billion parameter model for LLM run on low power at the edge with Akida 2.0 can be used for. There needs to be more videos of what our sales and engineers are doing at these conferences and some tours behind the scenes of what the team do at HQ. In saying that, this video is great.

 

[DingoBorat]

Although I disagree with John Maynard Keynes philosophy on government stimulus (but he certainly wouldn't have done it to the extreme levels that occurred during the GFC and Covid, which is much of the source of today's inflationary forces).

He was a staunch advocate of tariffs.

John Maynard Keynes - Wikipedia

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"According to Keynesian theory, trade deficits are harmful.The countries that import more than they export weaken their economies. When the trade deficit increases, unemployment rises and gross domestic product (GDP) slows down. Furthermore, surplus countries exert a "negative externality" on their trading partners. They get richer at the expense of others and destroy the output of their trading partners. John Maynard Keynes believed that the products of surplus countries should be taxed to avoid trade imbalances.

At the beginning of his career, Keynes was an economist close to Alfred Marshall, deeply convinced of the benefits of free trade. From the crisis of 1929 onwards, noting the commitment of the British authorities to defend the gold parity of the pound sterling and the rigidity of nominal wages, he gradually adhered to protectionist measures.

On 5 November 1929, when heard by the Macmillan Committee to bring the British economy out of the crisis, Keynes indicated that the introduction of tariffs on imports would help to rebalance the trade balance. The committee's report states in a section entitled "import control and export aid", that in an economy where there is not full employment, the introduction of tariffs can improve production and employment. Thus, the reduction of the trade deficit favours the country's growth.

In January 1930, in the Economic Advisory Council, Keynes proposed the introduction of a system of protection to reduce imports. In the autumn of 1930, he proposed a uniform tariff of 10% on all imports and subsidies of the same rate for all exports. In the Treatise on Money, published in the autumn of 1930, he took up the idea of tariffs or other trade restrictions with the aim of reducing the volume of imports and rebalancing the balance of trade.

On 7 March 1931, in the New Statesman and Nation, he wrote an article entitled Proposal for a Tariff Revenue. He pointed out that the reduction in wages led to a reduction in national demand which constrained markets. Instead, he proposed the idea of an expansionary policy combined with a tariff system to neutralise the effects on the balance of trade. The application of customs tariffs seemed to him "unavoidable, whoever the Chancellor of the Exchequer might be". Thus, for Keynes, an economic recovery policy is only fully effective if the trade deficit is eliminated. He proposed a 15% tax on manufactured and semi-manufactured goods and 5% on certain foodstuffs and raw materials, with others needed for exports exempted (wool, cotton).

In 1932, in an article entitled The Pro- and Anti-Tariffs, published in The Listener, he envisaged the protection of farmers and certain sectors such as the automobile and iron and steel industries, considering them indispensable to Britain."


Perhaps Trump isn't so "dumb" or "foolish" after all? ...

 

[7für7]

Wohoooo
Announcements

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[Diogenese]

Thanks for posting. I watched the video and was impressed by Dr Lewis. Further, the mind boggles at what a 1 billion parameter model for LLM run on low power at the edge with Akida 2.0 can be used for. There needs to be more videos of what our sales and engineers are doing at these conferences and some tours behind the scenes of what the team do at HQ. In saying that, this video is great.

As Tony Lewis said, it can know a little about a lot or a lot about a little. The second option would be ideal for RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), where different models can be loaded depending on the required subject matter. The additional models could be downloaded or they could be stored on a co-located memory.

 

[RobjHunt]

A little confused about the Cessation of Securities ann. That doesn’t mean we’ll be going to a trading halt, does it??

 

[perceptron]

As Tony Lewis said, it can know a little about a lot or a lot about a little. The second option would be ideal for RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), where different models can be loaded depending on the required subject matter. The additional models could be downloaded or they could be stored on a co-located memory.

So now we have inference, intelligence and possible multiplexing at the edge without the cloud.
Excited to see the road map that Dr Lewis will present in May. Further, there is a new podcast out, episode 37 "Neuromorphic computing in space"
https://brainchip.com/episode-37-neuromorphic-computing-in-space/

 

[7für7]

I really hope people have been taking my recent posts with humor. It’s simply a way to cope with the ridiculous stock price through irony and sarcasm. My confidence in the company’s development and the fact that we are undoubtedly leading in this segment remains unshaken.

After all, does anyone really think that any military institution would engage with a technology that doesn’t work and could compromise security systems? I certainly don’t. The real question is whether the military is playing a role in slowing down our expansion regarding licensees. After all, the military is always the pioneer before a technology is released to the mass market. I think that could be the case.

As for the stock price—like I said, it’s a joke. There’s nothing more to say. I just hope the management finally rewards its loyal supporters and shareholders.

 

[AARONASX]

some good news to end the week with a new podcast

 

[supersonic001]

BrainChip CEO talks space tech and neuromorphic computing with Frontgrade Gaisler | BrainChip posted on the topic | LinkedIn

BrainChip CEO Sean Hehir had the chance to sit down with Frontgrade Gaisler General Manager Sandi Habinc this week for a conversation on space technology and neuromorphic computing. This episode of our This is Our Mission podcast covers the joint collaboration between these technology leaders...

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[JB49]

some good news to end the week with a new podcast

Great stuff. But 2 products on the market 5 years from now - Ugh...

I hope we have some other customers who are moving quicker.

 

[Smoothsailing]

I believe we are in the new Nintendo Switch and would assume the deal for payment from Megachip will be a deposit and 1 to 3 months agreement before the full payment. This is all a guess of course yet I assume something along these lines which means we should see the $$$ in the next 2 financials quarterly’s from Megachip.
🛎

 

[7für7]

Jesus Christ 18???? Come ooooon…..

 

[DK6161]

Akida ballista

 

[HopalongPetrovski]

Just saw this on Facebook.


The world’s first biological computer, the CL1, is here—and it’s powered by human brain cells! Developed by Australian company Cortical Labs, this Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI) blends lab-grown neurons with silicon hardware, creating a learning system that adapts faster than today’s AI models. Officially launched in Barcelona on March 2, 2025, the CL1 is set to transform fields like medical research, drug discovery, and robotics.
Unlike traditional AI chips, the CL1 mimics the way real neural networks grow and evolve, offering a more energy-efficient and dynamic computing system. Researchers can buy a unit or access it remotely via Cortical’s "Wetware-as-a-Service" (WaaS) model, making this technology widely available.
The CL1’s capabilities extend far beyond its early days when similar neural networks were trained to play Pong. Now, scientists are exploring ways to create a "Minimal Viable Brain", which could help understand intelligence at its core. With affordable pricing compared to existing tech and a cloud-based research platform, the CL1 is an exciting step toward bridging biology and computing.
Could this be the future of AI? Stay tuned as researchers push the limits of synthetic intelligence.

 

[DK6161]

Just saw this on Facebook.


The world’s first biological computer, the CL1, is here—and it’s powered by human brain cells! Developed by Australian company Cortical Labs, this Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI) blends lab-grown neurons with silicon hardware, creating a learning system that adapts faster than today’s AI models. Officially launched in Barcelona on March 2, 2025, the CL1 is set to transform fields like medical research, drug discovery, and robotics.
Unlike traditional AI chips, the CL1 mimics the way real neural networks grow and evolve, offering a more energy-efficient and dynamic computing system. Researchers can buy a unit or access it remotely via Cortical’s "Wetware-as-a-Service" (WaaS) model, making this technology widely available.
The CL1’s capabilities extend far beyond its early days when similar neural networks were trained to play Pong. Now, scientists are exploring ways to create a "Minimal Viable Brain", which could help understand intelligence at its core. With affordable pricing compared to existing tech and a cloud-based research platform, the CL1 is an exciting step toward bridging biology and computing.
Could this be the future of AI? Stay tuned as researchers push the limits of synthetic intelligence.




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Yeah, we can't compete with that.
Good game lads. Good effort by the management, but it's game over. On to the next one then! Selling shirts is it now?

 

[Pom down under]

I wish I did sell the other day after looking at todays SP

 

[manny100]

Air Force Research Lab, Raytheon and BrainChip to Bring AIoT to Radar
Great article concerning the AFRL contract. Describes the purpose of the contract and the Authors take on the roles of BRN and Ratheon.
" And now for Raytheon’s role: It will deliver services and support as a partner with BrainChip for the completion of the contract award. In other words, Raytheon will manage military protocols while BrainChip focuses on tech."
Worth a read.

 

[WhiteDove]

"watch the financials..."

 

[manny100]

"watch the financials..."

Air Force Research Lab, Raytheon and BrainChip to Bring AIoT to Radar

BrainChip is partnering with Raytheon to service a contract for $1.8M from the Air Force Research Laboratory on neuromorphic radar signaling processing.

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" “BrainChip is proving that on-chip AI, close to the sensor, is the future.”"

 

[HopalongPetrovski]

Yeah, we can't compete with that.
Good game lads. Good effort by the management, but it's game over. On to the next one then! Selling shirts is it now?

Who knows, but I recall PVDM saying that he was working on a cortical column in his lab maybe 5 or 6 years ago.
Akida is still in development and I'm pretty sure Peter has left a lot of inspiration in his wake.
He told me on one occasion that he was working towards some kind of device to which a human mind could be downloaded.
I think BrainChip was founded with a dream in mind.
Of course I don't know how far down the path he got.

Last couple of days we, and a lot of the world's markets, suffer the implications of the current American president's hubris.
Hopefully the American people wake up and stand up to him in time, before he does irreparable harm to his country and the rest of the world.
Also spare a thought for the poor penguins on Heard island.
GLTAH