https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzTHf8soAO0Since the generative AI boom kicked off in 2023, skepticism has grown among tech enthusiasts: Do we actually need so much AI processing power on our Android phones?It’s a fair question. After all, the most transformative AI tools — from ChatGPT to NotebookLM — run in the cloud. There is currently a split between “visible AI” (the chatbots we communicate with) and “invisible AI” (the magical features many don’t realize use AI), but the heavy lifting is often done remotely. This split has contributed to AI fatigue, as users see high-end NPUs as expensive overkill for features that require an internet connection anyway.