Qualcomm and IBM announce expanded collaboration to drive enterprise-ready generative AI solutions across cloud and edge devices.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and IBM have announced an expansion of their partnership to deliver advanced generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions tailored for both edge and cloud environments. This collaboration aims to enhance immediacy, privacy, reliability, and personalization while reducing costs and energy consumption for enterprises. The joint effort will see the integration of IBM’s watsonx.governance with Qualcomm’s AI platforms and support for IBM’s Granite models through the Qualcomm® AI Inference Suite and Qualcomm® AI Hub.
Building upon previous announcements, the companies plan to deploy watsonx.governance, Granite Guardian 8B, and Granite 3.1 8B models on a Snapdragon® 8 Elite reference design and the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ AI On-Prem Appliance Solution, utilizing the Qualcomm AI Inference Suite. This integration is designed to offer comprehensive generative AI solutions at the edge, incorporating governance features for model deployment, operational monitoring, and enhanced decision-making. By combining on-device inferencing with low power consumption and privacy features, alongside the performance of watsonx, this collaboration addresses critical aspects of security, efficiency, reliability, and governance in AI solutions for businesses.
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Qualcomm Technologies has optimized IBM’s Granite 3.1, the third-generation flagship language model, for the Qualcomm AI Hub. This optimization empowers developers and enterprises to fully leverage AI capabilities at the edge. The partnership also plans to extend the Qualcomm AI Hub and IBM watsonx collaboration to include governance and responsibility safeguards for on-device models via watsonx.governance capabilities. For more details on this implementation, visit the Qualcomm Developer Blog.
Additionally, the Qualcomm® Cloud AI family of accelerators has achieved certification for Red Hat OpenShift, the leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. This certification streamlines the scalable deployment of IBM’s software applications, including watsonx, on hardware solutions utilizing Qualcomm Cloud AI accelerators.
This expanded collaboration between Qualcomm Technologies and IBM signifies a significant advancement in delivering enterprise-grade generative AI solutions, seamlessly bridging edge and cloud environments to meet the evolving needs of modern businesses.
