IBM has developed the NorthPole brain-inspired chip that accelerates AI computing speed to be 22 times faster than commercial chips. The NorthPole chip integrates memory and computing units, significantly improving speed and energy efficiency. Inspired by the human brain, NorthPole's design employs core memory to reduce the impact of the von Neumann bottleneck. In image recognition tests, NorthPole clearly outperforms existing AI chips, although it has limited memory. The NorthPole architecture may be applicable in speed-sensitive AI applications such as autonomous driving.