What is Edge AI?
Edge AI runs AI models directly on end devices — on-premise servers, IoT devices, smartphones, cameras — instead of in the cloud. Data never leaves the device.
Edge AI advantages
Latency: milliseconds instead of seconds. Privacy: data doesn't leave the company. Reliability: works offline. Cost: no API fees after hardware investment. Scale: thousands of devices without overloading central servers.
Industrial applications
Edge AI revolutionizes: production quality control (real-time defect detection), infrastructure monitoring (machine failure prediction), physical security (camera image analysis), and logistics. The key is SLMs — small models that fit in edge device limited memory.