Avalon plans to Release artificial intelligence ASIC in 2017

[Doofus]

N.G. ZHANG, founder of Canaan Creative, received 300 million yuan in serious A funding and is preparing for an IPO.
He plans to mass produce AI chips to help mining. Now both bitmain and avalon are working on AI ASIC.
http://www.bikaifa.com/canaan-receives-300-million-cny-in-serious-a-funding-and-plans-to-release-ai-asic-in-2017

[leepfrog]

what a fantastic idea. I just know that Avalon plan to improve mining speed with integrated of artificial neural network and a high-performance processor

[Wind_FURY]

Can someone explain what technically is an AI ASIC? It sounds very science fiction and something that can be used for chiefly marketing purposes and selling more chips.

Why AI and what is its significance in mining Bitcoin?