Why The Future of AI May Be Smaller Than You Think, w/ Jeffrey Li

Why The Future of AI May Be Smaller Than You Think, w/ Jeffrey Li

May 15, 2026 · 46 min · Season 2 · Episode 19

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The episode discusses the potential shift in AI from large cloud models to smaller, specialized models running on everyday devices.

What if the future of AI is not bigger models in bigger data centers, but smaller ones running quietly on the devices you already use every day? In this episode of AI-Curious, we talk with Jeffrey Li, COO of Liquid AI, about why the next phase of AI may depend less on giant cloud models and more on small, specialized models that run directly on phones, laptops, cars, and other edge devices. We explore the case for on-device AI, why large models are only part of the story, and how companies sh...

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Host: Jeff Wilser

Guest: Jeffrey Li

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