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Amanda Caswell

I get asked about local AI all the time — here are the 7 predictions I'd bet on

A person using the touchscreen on a Dell AI ready workstation.

Every day readers send me their questions about AI. Some are eager to learn more about stacking models or genuinely curious what model I'm favoring at the moment. But a recent email from a reader named Mike stood out, because it wasn't really about today's AI at all.

Mike wanted to know where this is all heading. And I think that's something we all question pretty regularly. Questions like, what kind of computer will run AI five years from now? Will it know when to search the internet instead of guessing? Could it become a private tutor that never uploads a word about his kids? And — this was my favorite — will companies eventually sell downloadable AI "experts" the way we install apps today? He even compared it to swapping cartridges into an old game console: pop in the one you need, pull it out when you're done.

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