@TheAhmadOsman: I am not questioning if this is true (because it is), I am just wondering about how many iterations of innovation this …
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Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon revealed that some leading AI companies want phones capable of running 100-billion-parameter models continuously by 2028, and confirmed that some of these AI firms are building their own phones.
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I am not questioning if this is true (because it is), I am just wondering about how many iterations of innovation this will have to force on phone manufacturers in a short span of time
Fireside Alpha (@firesidealpha): Qualcomm CEO reveals AI companies want phones running 100-billion-parameter models continuously by 2028–and confirms some are building phones
Cristiano Amon: “I have to be careful not to disclose names, but some AI companies—some of the companies at the forefront of AI—are
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