Accelerating the convergence of AI and security

Intel's developer-first, open ecosystem philosophy is focused on creating a level playing field for AI developers and scaling innovation opportunities. This means providing developers with the tools and resources they need to build and deploy AI applications quickly and easily, regardless of their budget or experience level.

Intel also believes that open ecosystems are essential to the advancement of AI. By working with partners and open source communities, Intel can accelerate innovation and create a more diverse and inclusive AI ecosystem.

During the second day of Intel Innovation 2023, Intel Chief Technology Officer Greg Lavender offered a detailed look at how Intel's developer-first, open ecosystem philosophy is working to ensure the opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) are accessible to all.

Developers eager to harness AI face challenges that impede widespread deployment of solutions for client and edge to data center and cloud. Intel is committed to addressing these challenges with a broad software-defined, silicon-accelerated approach that is grounded in openness, choice, trust and security. By delivering the tools that streamline development of secure AI applications and ease the investment required to maintain and scale those solutions, Intel is empowering developers to bring AI everywhere.

Easing AI Deployment with Trust and Security

Intel is committed to providing end-to-end security, including Intel® Transparent Supply Chain for verifying hardware and firmware integrity, and ensuring confidential computing to help protect sensitive data in memory. The company is expanding on its platform security and data integrity protection with several new tools and services, including general availability of a new attestation service. This service is the first in a new portfolio of security software and services called Intel® Trust Authority.

An Open Ecosystem Facilitates Choice with Optimized Performance

Intel is committed to driving an open ecosystem that allows for ease of deployment across multiple architectures. This includes being a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s Unified Acceleration Foundation (UXL). This cross-industry group is committed to delivering an open accelerator software ecosystem to simplify development of applications for cross-platform deployment.

Intel plans to develop an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) accelerator to reduce the million-fold performance overhead associated with a software-only FHE approach. The company will also launch the beta version of an encrypted computing software toolkit, which will enable researchers, developers and user communities to learn and experiment with FHE coding.