Artificial Intelligence 'Resistance is futile,' says Qualcomm CEO. AI agents will be become invisible, inescapable, follow you across devices

[The Helper]

In his Computex keynote speech this week Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon offered a glimpse of an AI-augmented future straight out of an episode of Black Mirror.

According to Amon, agents — automated systems which harness AI models to automate complex tasks without the need for human supervision — will fundamentally change humanity’s relationship with technology.

“The phone, today, is at the center of your digital life and therefore everything is around the phone,” he said.

But in the not too distant future, Amon argues that agents will take their place. Phones, like wearables, will simply become an extension of the agent.

Imagine your own personal Jarvis accessible from any connected device whether it’s a pair of earbuds, smart glasses, smartphone, or notebook. These devices will be constantly feeding sensor data to an agent.

'Resistance is futile,' says Qualcomm CEO. AI agents will be become invisible, inescapable, follow you across devices

Your personal Jarvis or an end to privacy as we know it?

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[Ghan]

Imagine your own personal Jarvis accessible from any connected device

That sounds nice and all, but if you believe this you're incredibly naive. It won't be your assistant. It will be Anthropic's, or OpenAI's, or the government's, or Qualcomm's agent that they rent to you on their terms. And they fully intend for its use to first and foremost benefit their bottom line, so make sure to keep that in mind as these things start to be developed and rolled out.