LG develops chip for artificial intelligence in home appliances

LG has developed its own chip for artificial intelligence. Many details about the CPU are not yet known, but LG wants to use the processor to control smart home appliances.

The company announced the so-called AI Chip on Friday. The chip works together with LG’s proprietary Neural Engine, which is intended to run deep learning algorithms.

According to LG, the chip can use on-device AI so that calculations can also be performed locally without an internet connection. The company also says that the chip has a special security engine on board that allows processes that need to be more secure than others to run in isolation.

LG mainly wants to use the chip for household appliances that are getting smarter. The company mentions robot vacuum cleaners, washing machines and refrigerators. Therefore, the AI ​​Chip can interpret ‘visual intelligence’ and voice patterns to map objects, locations and spaces. LG says it also wants to work with other companies, universities and labs in the future to make AI even smarter.