Machine Learning Magic | TechSNAP 417

We explore the rapid adoption of machine learning, its impact on computer architecture, and how to avoid AI snake oil.

Plus so-so SSD security, and a new wireless protocol that works best where the Wi-Fi sucks.

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• “Where the Wi-Fi sucks” is where a new wireless protocol does its magic
• Ubiquiti’s new “Amplifi Alien” is a mesh-capable Wi-Fi 6 router
• Self-encrypting deception: weaknesses in the encryption of solid state drives
• Securely erase a solid-state drive
• https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/SSDSecureErase
• https://grok.lsu.edu/Article.aspx?articleid=16716
• Solid state drive/Memory cell clearing - ArchWiki
• The Deep Learning Revolution and Its Implications for Computer Architecture and Chip Design
• Intel Core i9-10980XE—a step forward for AI, a step back for everything else
• How to recognize AI snake oil