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To: Telecom Dude who wrote (197644)2/10/2026 6:47:01 PM
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They only took off after ChatGPT 3's big gamble and success on scaling that type of model. Running CNN's is indeed inferencing and to answer your question, yes:

quantamagazine.org

That acquisition was made earlier that decade (I think around 2015.)



To: Telecom Dude who wrote (197644)2/10/2026 8:48:27 PM
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qualcomm has been looking at inference engines since maybe 2010 or so. Just because they don't publish internal research doesn't mean they are not doing it.