Semi Doped(@semidoped):Why would an AI company want to run models on your phone instead of their cloud? For model labs, the business is cloud inference. For Meta, the business is ads. They have a direct incentive to offload compute costs to your device. Who wins the battle for the edge?

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2026.10.02 18:15

Why would an AI company want to run models on your phone instead of their cloud? For model labs, the business is cloud inference. For Meta, the business is ads. They have a direct incentive to offload compute costs to your device. Who wins the battle for the edge?