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Huawei to open-source AI chip toolkit to take on Nvidia’s proprietary platform
The move will help accelerate innovation from developers, while making Ascend chips easier to use, Huawei’s Eric Xu says.
Huawei Technologies will open-source its Compute Architecture for Neural Networks (CANN) – the software toolkit used to develop applications on the firm’s Ascend AI processors – as the Shenzhen-based company steps up efforts to compete against Nvidia, days after Beijing raised concerns about its H20 chip’s security. While the statement did not mention Nvidia’s proprietary Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) toolkit, Huawei’s latest open-source initiative bolsters mainland China’s broad push for technology self-sufficiency, while creating an alternative platform that developers can use to build applications on domestic AI chips. The open-source approach gives public access to a program’s source code, allowing third-party software developers to modify or share its design, fix broken links or scale up its capabilities.
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