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    The case for an AI-driven smartphone ‘supercycle’

    In an interview, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon predicts smart glasses will become the biggest category of AI wearables.

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    In a Snapdragon Summit interview, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says AI agents could give people a reason to buy new phones and explains why he thinks phones aren’t going away. He expects smart glasses to become the biggest category of AI wearables. The conversation also covers Qualcomm’s acquisition of Modular to offer developers an alternative to Nvidia’s software, and what 6G could change about devices.

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    Alex Heath@alexeheathQualcomm’s CEO on the coming AI phone supercycle @cristianoamon on the China vs. US AI sentiment, how AI is changing smartphones and wearables, Qualcomm’s data center strategy, and 6G. We discuss why he thinks phones aren’t going away, how agents will use our personal context, and why he expects smart glasses to become the biggest category of AI wearables. We also cover differences in consumer AI adoption between China and the US, Qualcomm’s acquisition of Modular to offer developers an alternative to Nvidia’s software, and what 6G could change about the devices we use. This conversation was recorded live at Qualcomm’s recent Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. Timestamps: 00:18 How China and the US see AI 04:33 Should AI development slow down? 07:25 Trump, China, and chip geopolitics 08:25 Why the smartphone market is shrinking 11:15 Memory prices and pent-up demand 13:15 Can cloud agents replace the phone? 18:30 What is an AI smartphone? 25:05 The state of VR and smart glasses 29:30 Is there an iPod moment for wearables? 30:45 Why Qualcomm is building data centers 34:45 Modular and the fight against CUDA lock-in 39:05 What 5G actually changed 42:00 Why 6G is built for AI 45:05 When 6G arrives Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fTPoH4PNPQ1mbBtiLWOzH?si=A2NcJO44Qd-SntR2U6qK3g YouTube: https://youtu.be/FcYL3h5bwlk Substack: https://sources.news/p/qualcomm-ceo-ai-phone Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qualcomms-ceo-on-the-coming-ai-phone-supercycle/id1840154537?i=1000793916120 Thanks to the show’s premiere sponsors: @Atlassian, @meetgranola, and @mercury.2h