Summary

  • Google has released an experimental Android app called AI Edge Gallery, which enables users to run AI models without an internet connection.
  • The move reflects Google’s strategy of making mobile AI more accessible and privacy-focused, whilst harnessing edge computing.
  • By enabling users to download and execute AI models from the Hugging Face platform entirely on their devices, it looks to provide a more privacy-conscious option to cloud-based AI services.
  • Using Google’s LiteRT platform and MediaPipe frameworks, the app enables tasks such as image analysis, text generation and coding assistance, all on-device.
  • It includes three core features: AI Chat, Ask Image, and Prompt Lab, with real-time benchmarks showing metrics such as time-to-first-token and decode speed.
  • The on-device processing approach could revolutionise data privacy and enterprise security, and position Google as a leading player to embrace this shift.

By Michael Nuñez

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