The number of smartphones equipped with dedicated AI processors will jump from 190 million to 1.25 billion in 2022 – meaning three quarters of all devices shipped that year will likely have on-board intelligence.
Most smartphones currently sold have at least one AI-enabled feature, such as intelligent imaging, facial recognition or a voice-activated personal assistant.
However, the majority of these functions are powered by the cloud or through processing distributed across various chips such as the CPU and GPU.
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