The provided sources center on the **Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX)** format and its inference engine, **ONNX Runtime**, highlighting their role in enabling high-performance, cross-platform machine learning deployment. Several sources detail the **architectural benefits** of ONNX Runtime, such as enabling AI inference in Java systems without Python dependencies and facilitating hardware acceleration across various chips like **NVIDIA GPUs** and **Arm processors**. One critical source introduces **OODTE**, a differential testing tool used to assess the **functional correctness** of the ONNX Optimizer, revealing multiple bugs and accuracy deviations in optimized models. Finally, a practical example from **Firefox AI** demonstrates switching from the WebAssembly (WASM) version to the native C++ ONNX Runtime for a **significant speed increase** in local AI features.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Neural_Network_Exchange
https://github.com/onnx/onnx/blob/main/docs/Overview.md
https://github.com/onnx/optimizer
https://github.com/onnx/onnx/blob/main/docs/IR.md
https://blog.stackademic.com/onnx-open-neural-network-exchange-29f39a84c5f2
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/end-to-end-ai-for-pcs-onnx-runtime-and-optimization/
https://developer.arm.com/ai/kleidi-libraries
https://newsroom.arm.com/blog/arm-microsoft-kleidiai-onnx-runtime
https://hackernoon.com/mobile-ai-with-onnx-runtime-how-to-build-real-time-noise-suppression-that-works
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-ai/speeding-up-firefox-local-ai-runtime/
https://www.infoq.com/articles/onnx-ai-inference-with-java/
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.06929
https://arxiv.org/html/2505.01892v1