In this hyper-connected era, cutting-edge technologies and infrastructure are fueling rapid digital growth through limitless interconnection. With increasing complexity in areas like development and security, Intel is unveiling solutions encompassing both software and hardware.

Intel held Intel Vision 2022 for two days from the 10th (local time), revealing technological advancements in the semiconductor and software fields and sharing ways to provide business value to customers.

On the second day, a service-based security implementation plan codenamed Project Amber was unveiled on the 11th (local time) to help companies meet their increasing security requirements and prepare for future cyber threats. We also presented a strategy to focus on implementing safe and responsible AI and further build quantum-resistant cryptography for the coming era of quantum computing.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said in his opening keynote address, "The pace of technological advancement is faster than ever before in our lifetimes. We are sitting on the precipice of a digital renaissance." He explained that the challenges facing businesses today in the midst of the most dynamic global market dynamics are incredibly complex, and emphasized that through interconnectivity, "a business's success hinges on how quickly it can adopt advanced technologies and infrastructure and maximize their impact."

CEO Gelsinger then mentioned four "superpowers": ubiquitous computing, cloud-edge infrastructure, AI, and pervasive connectivity. These infrastructure technological superpowers are fueling unprecedented demand for semiconductors and creating limitless possibilities, from hybrid work environments to entirely new immersive experiences.

At the same time, businesses face increasing pressure to be more agile due to the complexities of supply chains, security, sustainability, and new workloads. To help address these challenges, Intel announced new hardware, software, and services across the cloud, edge, and client.

New semiconductors, software, and services accelerating the digital transformation


Intel announced a significant improvement in deep learning processing capabilities with the Habana Gaudi 2 processor. The Gaudi processor is designed for the highest level of deep learning AI training, enabling users to train more at a lower cost. The Habana Gaudi 2 and Greco external accelerators unveiled today were developed with a single software stack and Synapse AI, easily supporting different architectures.

Additionally, it ensures that users fully benefit from processor performance and efficiency. Intel explains that Gaudi 2 delivers up to 2x improved AI training performance in key vision and NLP workloads1 compared to the currently available A100-based product.

Additionally, Intel has set a new standard for cutting-edge performance with the 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable. Intel announced that it is shipping initial quantities of its 4th generation Xeon Scalable processors (codenamed Sapphire Rapids) and plans to expand to additional models within the year.

The 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor provides excellent overall performance and supports DDR5, PCIe Gen5, and CXL1.1. It is explained that it shows AI workload performance2 that is up to 30 times improved compared to the previous generation, and in the case of communication networks, it is equipped with a new integrated accelerator that provides 2 times improved capacity when building a virtual radio access network (vRAN). In high-performance computing, it was emphasized that high-bandwidth memory (HBM) can be equipped to expand memory bandwidth to the CPU to implement high-performance computing performance.

Intel announced plans to expand AI accessibility for enterprises through Project Apollo. Intel announced the launch of Project Apollo, a program in collaboration with Accenture that will provide enterprises with more than 30 open-source AI reference kits optimally designed to make AI more accessible across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. He said the first Apollo project kits would be released within a few months.

In addition, Intel unveiled: △Preparing for the future data center with IPUs △Supporting media transcoding, visual graphics, and inference in the cloud with a single GPU solution △Performing hybrid workloads with the new 12th Gen Intel Core HX processor.

Amber Project for Cloud-to-Edge Technology “As organizations continue to leverage the value of the cloud, the focus on security is greater than ever,” said Greg Lavender, Intel’s chief technology officer, during day two of Intel Vision 2022.

He emphasized, “The trust that every customer who uses Intel technology demands always comes with security,” and “Through Project Amber, Intel is taking confidential computing to the next level with a zero-trust approach to verifying computing assets across the network, edge, and cloud.”

Companies are relying on the cloud to support multiple devices, uninterrupted access, and collaboration tools in remote work environments. Technology solutions must protect data not only at rest and in motion, but also in use.

Intel announced that Project Amber will enable enterprises to remotely verify the trustworthiness of computing assets across cloud, edge, and on-premises environments. The service will be operated by infrastructure providers hosting confidential computing workloads.

The confidential computing market, which protects data in use by performing computations in a hardware-based trusted execution environment (TEE), is currently growing.

Intel Software Guard Extensions, available on Intel Xeon Scalable platforms, is one of the key technologies that power confidential computing today and offers valuable cloud use cases for organizations that regularly handle sensitive data.

Trust in a confidential computing environment is established through a process called attestation, he explained. This trustworthiness is validated to protect data and intellectual property (IP) when customers move sensitive workloads to the cloud. Intel unveiled Project Amber as the first step in creating a new multi-cloud, multi-TEE service for third-party authentication, to provide confidential computing capabilities to a broader range of industries and enhance trust.

Intel said it plans to release a pilot version of Project Amber within the year, with an official launch in early 2023.

■Efforts toward safe and responsible AI

AI is advancing technologies to enable large-scale application of insights and automation. As sensitive information proliferates, so too do security threats. This is why Intel is committed to developing safe and responsible AI. It is essential to ensure that AI complements human work and is used in a positive way for society. Before developing a technology, we must ensure that it contributes to improving society.

Intel places data integrity, accuracy, and privacy at the heart of its technology research. It has unveiled ways to more quickly build responsible and secure AI, enabling users and partners to solve complex problems.

BeeKeeper AI leverages Intel SGX hardware-based security features and Microsoft Azure's confidential computing infrastructure to provide a zero-trust platform. Furthermore, it explains that AI algorithms can compute on multiple real-world clinical data sets without compromising data privacy or the intellectual property of algorithm models. This, it emphasizes, can accelerate the development and deployment of medical AI innovations by 30-40% compared to current levels.

Using Intel-powered confidential computing platforms, BeKeeper AI was used to validate three clinical models, including a hemodynamic stability index, a COVID-19 detection tool, and a diabetic retinopathy treatment stratification tool.

Quantum-resistant cryptography for secure quantum computing

As quantum technology advances, experts predict that we will encounter a situation similar to the "millennium bug" within the next 10 to 15 years, dubbed "Y2Q." To ensure resilience against quantum computing attacks by 2030, we need to prepare now.

Intel emphasized that quantum computing will impact both symmetric and public-key cryptography, and the entire industry must work together to find solutions to address it. The company announced that it is developing a cryptographic technology pipeline to lead the industry with technological innovations related to quantum resilience, including cryptographic acceleration built into the 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable platform, which delivers next-generation security without compromising performance.

Intel is addressing the threats posed by quantum computing with a phased approach. This involves increasing the number of symmetric encryption keys to address data collection challenges. It also enhances the robustness of code signing applications, such as firmware and software authentication using quantum resilience algorithms, and helps defend against attacks aimed at defeating traditional encryption to execute malicious code.

We've also begun work on replacing the standardized post-quantum cryptography algorithms defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with those necessary for Internet security. These include key encapsulation and digital signature algorithms used in applications essential for securing transactions over the web.

Security technologies must be able to meet current and future demands. Intel emphasized, "Customers can derive additional value from existing platforms through extensive and deep support for Intel's hardware and software technologies."