A Plea to Bring AI PC Power to the Java World: Request for an Official, NPU-Focused OpenVINO Java AP

[Chiretallyn]

Hello Intel Developer Team,

First and foremost, congratulations on your vision for democratizing AI acceleration with OpenVINO. Your work in the Python and C++ domains is incredible, but we, the developers working in the vast Java ecosystem with exciting projects, feel a significant gap.

The Issue: Java Developers' Isolation in AI Acceleration

Developers like myself, who work primarily with Java (IntelliJ, Maven/Gradle) and large community platforms (such as Minecraft Forge MDK), struggle to harness the power of modern AI hardware. The support for NPU (Neural Processing Unit) in Intel's new Ultra Series (Arrow Lake) processors excites us immensely, but the biggest obstacle to accessing this power is the lack of an official and up-to-date Java library.

Key Use Case: Revolutionizing Game Performance and AI

To demonstrate just how critical this is, I want to present a concrete project example:

I am developing a Minecraft mod. My goal is to offload the movement and decision-making processes of hundreds of in-game entities (which currently rely on CPU-heavy algorithms like A*) to the NPU and transform them into a system that performs ultra-fast inference based on machine learning.

• Performance Advantage: High entity count currently causes severe FPS drops and lag due to excessive CPU load. Using the NPU has the potential to multiply the FPS by shifting this core inference load off the CPU.

• Gameplay Advantage (The Key Feature): Instead of using deterministic algorithms like A*, we will use ML models trained on the NPU to give entities unique, unpredictable, and genuinely intelligent behaviors. This will not only solve the performance issue but will also fundamentally improve the quality of the game by allowing players to face more challenging and realistic AI enemies.

This project would be a perfect showcase for OpenVINO's real-time and low-power AI PC capabilities to millions of players.

️ Why Community Solutions Are Insufficient

While the existing community JNI wrappers or the Java API within the Contrib module are valuable, they unfortunately fall short on stability, maintenance, and, most importantly, rapid adaptation to Intel's latest NPU features. With every new OpenVINO release, managing native dependencies and compiling these wrappers from source adds a significant development burden.

Our Request: An Official and Modern Java SDK

We respectfully ask that you include the development of an official, current, and fully NPU-focused OpenVINO Java SDK in your planning roadmap.

• Desired Format: An easy-to-use API, compatible with Maven/Gradle, and provided with pre-built native libraries (for Windows, Linux, macOS).

We, the Java community, believe this support will enable OpenVINO to expand beyond the Python/C++ ecosystem and achieve widespread adoption, from enterprise software to popular game mods.

I look forward to your consideration of this critical request and your support for us Java developers in this exciting AI era.

Sincerely,

Ahmet Enes,

AI Accelerated Minecraft

[Wan_Intel]

Hi Chiretallyn,

Thank you for reaching out to OpenVINO™ community.

I'll escalate this to relevant team, and we will provide an update here as soon as possible.

Regards,

Wan

[DiegoV_Intel]

Hello Ahmet,

Thank you for sharing your thoughtful and detailed feedback, and congratulations on your exciting project idea. We truly appreciate your passion for bringing AI acceleration into the Java ecosystem and your vision for improving game performance and intelligence through NPU-powered inference.

Currently, OpenVINO provides official support for Python and C++, as these languages are widely used for AI development. We understand the challenges you’ve outlined for Java developers, especially around JNI wrappers and dependency management, and we recognize the potential impact of enabling Java support for projects like yours.

While we cannot commit to a timeline for an official Java SDK, we will escalate your request to the OpenVINO development team for consideration in future planning. Your use case of offloading CPU-heavy algorithms to NPU for real-time inference in gaming is a compelling example of how this capability could benefit the broader developer community.

Your feedback has been extremely helpful in highlighting the importance of Java support. We’ve captured your request and will share it with the OpenVINO development team for consideration in future planning.

Thank you again for your engagement and for being part of this journey to democratize AI acceleration.

Regards,
Diego V.

[Chiretallyn]

Thank you for your sincere feedback and for taking my idea into consideration and ensuring it reached the authorized team.

Good work,
Ahmet

[Wan_Intel]

Hi Chiretallyn,

Thank you for your question.

This thread will no longer be monitored since we have provided feedback to relevant team. If you need additional information from Intel, please submit a new thread.

Regards,

Wan