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- Qualcomm has announced that Meta’s Llama 2 AI model is coming to flagship Snapdragon phones in 2024.
- The chipmaker says you won’t need an internet connection to run Llama 2 on these phones.
- Meta also confirmed that it’s open-sourcing the AI model.
Qualcomm has already demonstrated AI tech like Stable Diffusion running locally on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphone, without the need for an internet connection. Now, the company has announced that next year’s high-end phones will indeed gain on-device AI support.
The chipmaker announced that it will bring on-device AI capabilities to 2024’s flagship phones and PCs, courtesy of Meta’s Llama 2 large language model (LLM). Qualcomm notes that this support will enable a variety of use cases without the need for an internet connection. These mooted use cases include smart virtual assistants, productivity applications, content creation tools, entertainment, and more.