Building real-world on-device AI with LiteRT and NPU

Source: Google Developers Blog

LiteRT

LiteRT is a production‑ready framework designed to help mobile developers unlock the power of Neural Processing Units (NPUs), overcoming the performance and battery limitations of traditional CPU or GPU processing. By providing a unified API that abstracts away hardware complexities, it allows industry leaders like Google Meet and Epic Games to deploy sophisticated AI models for real‑time video, animation, and speech recognition with significantly higher efficiency. The platform further supports developers through benchmarking tools and cross‑platform compatibility, enabling seamless AI deployment across mobile devices, AI PCs, and industrial IoT hardware.