Google's Ed Chi asks: will future phones be thin clients or run more on-device intelligence?
edchi · x · 2026-10-30
Ed Chi, Chief Scientist at Google, poses an open industry question: should future phones simply be thin clients with most intelligence happening in the cloud, or will they actually carry more on-device intelligence? He argues the answer will shape many parts of the industry.
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