Leaders Opinion: GenAI Will Fundamentally Change How we Use Smartphones

Qualcomm engineers achieved a groundbreaking feat by deploying the text-to-image AI model, Stable Diffusion, on a smartphone. This achievement, demonstrated on a Sony Xperia 5 II handset with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, 8GB RAM, and 30GB+ storage, generated 512 x 512 pixel images in under 15 seconds, offering a significant advancement for AI and smartphones. Traditionally, such models require substantial cloud-based computing resources, but this innovation brings generative AI to smartphones, offering cost-effectiveness and the potential to revitalize the smartphone market, according to Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. Generative AI on smartphones could revolutionize how we interact with these devices, paving the way for unprecedented app development possibilities. Language mode