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

Each week, we see the emergence of a new tech wave that exposes a striking duality: on one side, a pursuit of simplicity and minimalism; on the other, a plethora of sophisticated technologies offering alternatives to the established leaders, aiming to define the future beyond smartphones.