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2026-04-17 05:24
A Vertically Integrated AI Stack: From Numerics to Silicon and Where Cognitive Architectures Like A11 Actually Matter
AI systems are no longer just software.
Modern large‑scale models depend on a full vertical stack that spans:
numerical formats,
quantization strategies,
compilers,
runtimes,
kernels,
hardware description,
verification,
physical design,
and post‑silicon bring‑up.
This is what companies like NVIDIA, Google (TPU), Cerebras, Tenstorrent and others are building: a vertically integrated AI ...