[colesantiago]

When iPhone and Android phones incorporates local AI models, the 'AI Gadgets' junk hype fad will end in the same way flashlight apps go.

100%. Bookmark this and come back in 5 years.

There are almost 2BN iPhones and Androids in existence and there is still room to innovate around mobile with AI.

Why buy another gadget just for a single use case with AI when your phone already has the capability and power to run local models on device?

[distalx]

Just like tablets became a secondary computational or recreational device for some, there may be another type of device that could find its way into our lives. I am optimistic about AR/MR glasses and AI pins as potential options. Perhaps a combination of the two could also be promising.