It's my understanding that they are tensor cores, which are a type of
vector processor optimized for matrix multiplication that can increase
throughput per cycle. IBM have published the C API spec on Github [1]. I
suspect they will create a Python tensorflow extension for ML/AI
exploitation.
[1] https://github.com/IBM/zDNN/blob/main/README.md
On 1/3/23 07:12, Seymour J Metz wrote:
Take a look at PoOps and you'll see what I mean. AI applications don't need
the precision of the normal vector instructions, and Telum introduces a lower
precision format. There's more than that, but again AI won't be the only
exploiter.
The bad news is that Printing PoOps is even less practical than it used to be.
;-)
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On 1/3/23 06:37, Seymour J Metz wrote:
Telum isn't really an AI engine, but it has, e.g., vector capabilities
motivated by AI applications. I expect to see it used for more than AI.
Naturally, it's not an AI engine on its own; software is required for
that functionality. An ACM article [1] suggests that a 32-chip system
can achieve 200 tflops, which is roughly double the output of a $1500
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card with air cooling. In this context,
low latency is a critical factor.
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There is a lot of AI related stuff in the announcement, including a new
SMF explorder that leverages Jupyter Notebooks. The z16 Telum chip has
integrated AI on die and a C library was published. Does anybody know if
this has been ported to Python numpy or tensorflow?
In z/OS 3.1, AI and analytics solutions such as the following plan to be
infused into the operating system using intelligent automation and
accelerated inferencing at scale to extract and leverage valuable data
insights:
* AI Framework support, intended to augment z/OS with intelligence
that optimizes IT processes, simplifies management, improves
performance, and reduces skill requirements
* The AI ecosystem, which z/OS 3.1 intends to extend by supporting a
leading AI portfolio with the ability to deploy AI co-located with
z/OS applications, designed for low latency response times
* AI-Powered WLM, designed to intelligently predict upcoming batch
workload and react accordingly for optimized system resources
* IBM SMF Explorer, a data access and analysis toolkit designed to
help even novice users access SMF data and extract insights in an
easy and modern way, leveraging Python and Jupyter Notebooks
On 28/2/23 23:35, Lionel B. Dyck wrote:
This is the US Version of the announcement letter
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