Everyone should do some research about the lineage of the Knights program and intel! If you do you will quickly realize this is another effort right up there with Itanium which is destined for anther late and bungled offering that will be closed down after billions wasted
Sadly these days intel doesn't have the people, time or money to be pissing like this.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3142795/artificial-intelligence/intel-chases-ai-with-new-chips-but-still-lacks-a-potent-gpu.html
More grasping at straws from clown shoes. Idiot has no clue and so just tries to swing at everything in every direction. But the lack of focus will spell Intel's doom in AI against more entrenched and capable competitors such as Nvidia.
Cool story bro
"By throwing many AI chips into the market, Intel wants to see which one will stick. But Intel doesn't have any advantage over anyone else," McGregor said.
Why a wide set of alternatives? Clown has no clue, other companies have placed their bets and are all in. You don't win with half a$$ed efforts across the board that dilute talent, resources and focus.
Classical mistake over and over again, amazing the BoD tolerated this insanity from the clown.