First 1-Bit Multimodal Model Runs Locally on AI Smart Glasses via Snapdragon AR1
IgorCarron · x · 2026-09-24
Babak Hassibi announced a 1-bit 2B Bonsai model running locally on AI smart glasses, demoed at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit. Powered by the Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1, it's the first time a 1-bit multimodal model runs on a personal AI platform — with more to follow.
Related event: PrismML's 1-bit Bonsai Vision-Language Model Runs On-Device in AI Glasses(3 posts)→
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