Alibaba Institute released 2019 technology trends: AI chips will challenge GPU dominance

  In the current AI training scenario of the data center, data migration between computing and storage has become a bottleneck, and a new generation of AI chip architecture based on 3D stacked storage technology has become a trend. The demand for data bandwidth in AI chips will further promote the widespread application of 3D stacked memory chips in AI training chips. Brain-like computing chips will further promote their development in finding more suitable applications. In the training scenario of the data center, the AI-specific chip will challenge the absolute dominance of the GPU. The AI chip architecture that truly embodies Domain Specific will still be more reflected in many edge scenarios.