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Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says AI companies are "starting to do phones" and asking Qualcomm to support running 100B-parameter local LLMs continuously by 2028 (Alex Heath/Sources)

Cristiano Amon on the China vs. US AI sentiment, how AI is changing smartphones and wearables, Qualcomm's data center strategy, and what 6G will unlock.

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