A Qualcomm executive cautioned on Monday that the future of artificial intelligence will demand more power than what cloud services can provide.
Alex Katouzian, a senior vice president of Qualcomm, was one of the keynote speakers at Computex, an annual computer expo in Taipei.
Katouzian emphasized how much data a new class of edge devices using generative AI will require to fuel a new class of edge devices.
Artificial intelligence affects every aspect of the smartphone experience. It's working in the background to enhance everything from photography, videography, gaming and power management to Modem-RF performance, malware detection, and so much more.
In addition, Katouzian said, Qualcomm, based in San Diego, California, has shipped more than 2 billion AI products to date.
As the number of devices and data traffic continues to increase and the cost of data centers rise, Katouzian said, it simply won't be possible to send everything to the cloud. And for certain applications, you won t want to do that, especially when your personal information is involved. Katouzian predicted that AI performance will be a key metric consumers look for when purchasing a PC, similar to how they compare CPU and GPU performance.
Many firms have been motivated by the rapidly expanding popularity of AI and the chips that run them.
On Tuesday, Nvidia, a major player in AI in several industries, topped $1 trillion, with new highs of nearly $405 on the trading floor.