Before the Next Computing Device Arrives, AI Hardware Will Split by Scenario

Originally published in Chinese on April 17, 2024. Last year I asked what the next generation of general-purpose AI hardware would look like. My answer was that it only needs to do a few basic things. After a year of following hardware progress, I think general-purpose hardware may still be some time away. Hardware and software services both need a process, and both evolve as they go. So I have changed the angle. The next stage of hardware will likely be divided by scenario, and these are my guesses at the possibilities. Phones turning AI-native For now the extension of the body's organs still looks like the phone. I think it will take about half a year for phone capabilities to become fully AI-driven. One important factor is whether phones deploy models locally and whether apps accept that way of deploying. The big phone makers are probably all working on it, so the launch is a matter of time and technology. Scenario by scenario Office: the PC's AI shift