On-device AI's real tradeoff is time: complex tasks could take 15-30 minutes or hours
BenBajarin · x · 2026-10-16
Ben Bajarin argues that plenty of on-device AI work will be possible, but the key tradeoff is time: will users wait 15-30 minutes for a complex task that cloud AI finishes in minutes, especially when one-shot success is unlikely? Coding tasks could take many hours — and engineers are not the most patient users.
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