How TI's 1978 invention sparked the edge AI revolution

What does a 1978 spelling toy have to do with today's edge AI revolution? More than you might think.

In this conversation, Roland Sperlich, vice president and general manager of Processors at TI, sits down with Gene Franz — TI Fellow, DSP pioneer, and one of the original engineers behind the Speak & Spell — to trace a direct line from TI's earliest intelligent devices to the edge AI systems shaping our world today.

*Texas Instruments created and marketed the Speak & Spell from 1978 to 1992.