The rise of edge AI and on-device processing.

Published 2025-12-10

This is a fundamental shift already in motion.

Verdict

openFewer than two later editions exist yet (D33).

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

rank: 9
section: Cutting through the noise: Tech signals worth tracking as AI advances
subject: Edge AI (on-device processing)
confidence: high
note: Signal, not a full trend chapter; Deloitte: 'Signals aren’t predictions.' The section cites a third-party projection of 912 million generative-AI-capable smartphones by 2028 (not recorded as a value).