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Uh, what is a "kernel" in the sense of AI? Because it sure looks like this isn't an OS kernel.


This is GPU terminology:

https://cvw.cac.cornell.edu/gpu-architecture/gpu-characteris...

A function that is meant to be executed in parallel on an attached GPU is called a kernel. In CUDA, a kernel is usually identified by the presence of the __global__ specifier in front of an otherwise normal-looking C++ function declaration.




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