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Data centres could shrink as AI moves onto devices.
Summary
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said on a podcast that personalised AI could run on smartphones and other devices instead of relying on large remote data centres, and Apple and Microsoft already offer some on-device AI features.
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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said on a recent podcast that smartphones and other personal devices could run powerful, personalised AI. He spoke to host Prakhar Gupta. Srinivas argued this would reduce reliance on transmitting data to large remote data centres. Apple and Microsoft already offer some AI features that run on-device.
Reported facts:
- Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas made the remarks on a podcast hosted by Prakhar Gupta.
- Srinivas argued people will eventually use powerful, personalised AI that can run on the hardware inside their devices rather than relying on large remote data centres.
- Apple’s Apple Intelligence runs some features on specialised chips in its latest devices, and Apple says this enables faster operation and improved privacy.
- Microsoft’s Copilot+ laptops include on-device AI processing.
Summary:
The remarks underline an industry trend toward moving more AI processing onto personal devices. Undetermined at this time.
