The End of Cloud Inference

The End of Cloud Inference Most people picture the future of AI the same way they picture the internet: somewhere far away, inside giant buildings full of humming machines. Your phone or laptop sends a request, a distant data center does the thinking, and the answer streams back. That story has ...

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he power in consumer AI will shift to tightly coupled hardware and operating system providers . The desire for local AI (like ambient listening and summarization, noted above) will coincide with the shift to AI privately running on your device. As (1) open-source models that you can download, change, and run “locally” on your device become more... See more

12 Outlooks for the Future: 2026+

Edge AI enables scenarios that cloud-only AI struggles with:

Smart manufacturing: Machines detect issues instantly

Retail: In-store analytics without sending video off-site

Healthcare: Devices analyze data in real time

Logistics: Vehicles optimize routes and safety locally

Infrastructure: Sensors monitor systems continuously

Closer to the Action: Why Edge AI and On-Device Intelligence Are the Next Big Shift

Great read! Two thoughts I was prompted into: One realization I return back to since the announcement is the Apple dilemma of needing the thing that gets everyone to really want to upgrade to the latest iPhone, and that perhaps they've been flattening out on that with the last few generations. Apple Intelligence can... See more

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