TensorFlow Java 0.5.0

TensorFlow Java is still only available as an alpha release and is not covered by the TensorFlow API stability guarantees

Features

• Upgrade to TensorFlow 2.10.1
• Map sparse tensors as a single tensor entity
• Add utility class for releasing all tensors returned on inference in a single batch
• Support Uint16 tensor type
• Support TF Python Config for deserializing from models saved with the TF Engine outside of Java

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

• Bump minimal JDK version to Java 11
• Enable custom builds for Apple Silicon chip
• Fix fail when a variable receives zero gradient
• Simplify graph initialization for better performance
• Upgrade to NdArray 0.4.0
• Various improvements and doc adjustments

Thanks to our contributors

Adam Pocock (@Craigacp)
Karl Lessard (@karllessard)
Ramón García Fernández (@ramon-garcia)
Joe Yearsley (@joeyearsley)
Samuel Audet (@saudet)
Jim Clarke (@JimClarke5)