Darknet
Darknet is an open-source neural network framework written in C and CUDA. It is fast, easy to install, and supports CPU and GPU computation. You can find the source on GitHub or you can read more about what Darknet can do. Darknet is easy to install with only two optional dependencies, OpenCV if you want a wider variety of supported image types, and CUDA if you want GPU computation. Darknet on the CPU is fast but it's like 500 times faster on GPU! You'll have to have an Nvidia GPU and you'll have to install CUDA. By default, Darknet uses stb_image.h for image loading. If you want more support for weird formats (like CMYK jpegs, thanks Obama) you can use OpenCV instead! OpenCV also allows you to view images and detections without having to save them to disk. Classify images with popular models like ResNet and ResNeXt. Recurrent neural networks are all the rage for time-series data and NLP.
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Zebra by Mipsology
Zebra by Mipsology is the ideal Deep Learning compute engine for neural network inference. Zebra seamlessly replaces or complements CPUs/GPUs, allowing any neural network to compute faster, with lower power consumption, at a lower cost. Zebra deploys swiftly, seamlessly, and painlessly without knowledge of underlying hardware technology, use of specific compilation tools, or changes to the neural network, the training, the framework, and the application. Zebra computes neural networks at world-class speed, setting a new standard for performance. Zebra runs on highest-throughput boards all the way to the smallest boards. The scaling provides the required throughput, in data centers, at the edge, or in the cloud. Zebra accelerates any neural network, including user-defined neural networks. Zebra processes the same CPU/GPU-based trained neural network with the same accuracy without any change.
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CoreWeave
CoreWeave is a cloud infrastructure provider specializing in GPU-based compute solutions tailored for AI workloads. The platform offers scalable, high-performance GPU clusters that optimize the training and inference of AI models, making it ideal for industries like machine learning, visual effects (VFX), and high-performance computing (HPC). CoreWeave provides flexible storage, networking, and managed services to support AI-driven businesses, with a focus on reliability, cost efficiency, and enterprise-grade security. The platform is used by AI labs, research organizations, and businesses to accelerate their AI innovations.
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Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit
The Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK) is an open-source toolkit for commercial-grade distributed deep learning. It describes neural networks as a series of computational steps via a directed graph. CNTK allows the user to easily realize and combine popular model types such as feed-forward DNNs, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and recurrent neural networks (RNNs/LSTMs). CNTK implements stochastic gradient descent (SGD, error backpropagation) learning with automatic differentiation and parallelization across multiple GPUs and servers. CNTK can be included as a library in your Python, C#, or C++ programs, or used as a standalone machine-learning tool through its own model description language (BrainScript). In addition you can use the CNTK model evaluation functionality from your Java programs. CNTK supports 64-bit Linux or 64-bit Windows operating systems. To install you can either choose pre-compiled binary packages, or compile the toolkit from the source provided in GitHub.
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