ITHome News on October 14: Andrew Feldman, CEO and co-founder of US AI chip developer Cerebras Systems, believes we are about to enter an era when every household has AI devices.
On Tuesday local time, when the chip executive was asked on stage at the 2026 TechCrunch Disrupt conference what conditions AI still needs to become a household device, he responded: "Actually, I don't think that day is far off."
He cited advances in consumer-grade agent technology as examples, such as Meta's Muse and the startup Instinct, now valued at 10 billion US dollars (IT Home note: approximately 67.058 billion RMB at current exchange rates), to illustrate that artificial intelligence is gaining a firm foothold among ordinary users.
As for at-home AI products, he predicts that locally running personal AI assistants will emerge in the future.
Feldman explained: "Just like phones, these devices will handle some tasks locally and upload others to the cloud. But I believe they will know you deeply, and they will have a dedicated security perimeter. They will also be able to be linked to a credit card and make purchases on your behalf." He added, "I believe they will genuinely improve our lives."
Of course, as an AI chip manufacturer, the vision of household AI devices—or rather, the large-scale adoption of agent technology in the consumer market—is undoubtedly highly attractive.
However, Feldman isn't only developing hardware infrastructure—he personally uses personal AI tools as well. He says he currently relies on "a combination of agents" to organize his schedule, pull up background information on upcoming call participants, and for many other purposes. AI has already taken over much of the work that used to be done manually, but what excites Feldman most are entirely new use cases never seen before.
However, as to what these new scenarios specifically are, he plans to leave that for other entrepreneurs to explore.
He said: "One big reason I like working in infrastructure is that I don't have to come up with consumer-facing product ideas... I prefer to build platforms where other people's ideas can take root and grow."