that it's making a"strategic investment" in Raspberry Pi as a way to bring its AI tech to a wider market. The idea is to give Raspberry Pi users around the world a development platform for its Aitrios edge computing AI platform used for image sensing functions like facial recognition.
"We are very pleased to be partnering with Raspberry Pi Ltd. to bring our Aitrios platform — which supports the development of unique and diverse solutions utilizing our edge AI devices — to the Raspberry Pi user and developer community, and provide a unique development experience," said Sony Semiconductor Solutions president and CEO Terushi Shimizu.and other devices from the company give users PC-like power in a small form factor.
The addition of Sony's Aitrios could make it even more useful. Unlike cloud AI, it runs directly on chips to reduce latency, and Sony has pitched the system for uses like surveillance, security and more. Examples cited on a include inventory monitoring and retention, customer counting, license plate recognition and"detailed employee analysis." Sony says it preserves privacy by analyzing data strictly on-chip and only sending metadata to the cloud. Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team.
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