Qualcomm outlines cloud to edge vision for AI
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Qualcomm outlines cloud to edge vision for AI
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon laid out a vision where AI workloads are hybrid between the cloud and edge devices such as smart glasses, smartphones and wearable devices. Amon touted 6G networks and pre-commercial devices ready as early as 2028. “The importance of edge data is massive. It’s the best kept secret,” said Amon. “6G is designed to be the connection between thecloud and the edge devices,” he said.
At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said AI will remake every device you wear, come complete with AI agents and be proactive with you in real time.
For Amon, the Qualcomm vision was partially about talking up Snapdragon and outlining its role going forward. In the big picture, Qualcomm’s take on edge devices handling a big chunk of the AI workload is notable. Why? The current AI thinking revolves around brute force compute, billions if not trillions of dollars spent on AI data centers and cloud delivery.
“We envision AI to be both cloud and edge. The edge complements the cloud. It’s immediate. It’s personal. It has context. And there’s one important thing about the edge: that’s where the data originates and then where AI becomes yours,” said Amon.
Amon argued there will be a new compute architecture for AI that is cloud and edge. He also noted that foundational models are already designed to be in the cloud and edge and will ultimately be the UI.
In addition, the data collected at the edge will be more critical than what was used to train models. This edge AI data will be what personalizes the experience, acts on your behalf and has context.
Amon was talking about personal computing experiences, but it isn’t much of a leap to understand how sensors at the edge are going to impact enterprise use cases too. “The importance of edge data is massive. It’s the best kept secret,” said Amon.
The conduit for these cloud to edge hybrid AI workloads will be the network in between. Amon touted 6G networks and pre-commercial devices ready as early as 2028.
“6G is designed to be the connection between the cloud and the edge devices. The difference between 5G and 6G is the network of intelligence connecting the edge and the cloud, merging the physical and the digital, providing connected experiences,” said Amon.
Source: https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/qualcomm-outlines-cloud-edge-vision-ai