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Google open-sources ML Drift for on-device AI inference acceleration

Google has open-sourced ML Drift, a new tool designed to accelerate on-device AI inference. This release, confirmed by Google, makes the technology available to developers and reportedly includes the engine used for YouTube Shorts. The open-sourcing also coincides with the end of the TFLite GPU Delegate.

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  • Google open-sourced ML Drift
  • ML Drift accelerates on-device AI inference

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