The path to ubiquitous AI (17k tokens/sec) (taalas.com)

Taalas has unveiled a groundbreaking AI inference platform that promises to significantly reduce latency and costs associated with deploying state-of-the-art AI models. Referred to as the Hardcore Models, Taalas’s silicon architecture is capable of processing at an astonishing speed of 17,000 tokens per second, which is nearly ten times faster than current industry standards, while also being twenty times less expensive and consuming ten times less power. This leap in performance is achieved by merging computation and storage on a single chip and tailoring silicon specifically for each model, eliminating the limitations imposed by traditional hardware designs. This development holds substantial implications for the AI/ML community, as the traditional barriers of high latency and costs have impeded more widespread adoption of AI technologies. By presenting an architecture that allows for instant AI interaction, Taalas hopes to foster innovation and experimentation among developers in building new applications that were previously deemed impractical. With its first product harnessing the Llama 3.1 8B model, and plans for more advanced models on the horizon, Taalas is positioning itself as a key player in the evolution of AI towards a more ubiquitous and accessible future.