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Embracing hybrid AI: How Lenovo is leveraging local, on-device AI
Cloud was one of the main drivers of the early waves of AI adoption. However, as AI has become more and more embedded in systems and devices — in both consumer and enterprise contexts — it's becoming a bottleneck. This isn't just about costs (although yes, that issue is certainly rapidly surging up the agenda), it's also about how we optimize our architectures and improve device performance. This is why conversation is turning to hybrid AI: embracing a hybrid approach that combines proprietary cloud services with local or on-device AI can help organizations deliver better experiences for users, whether they...
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Welcome, everyone, to yet another episode of the ThoughtWorks Technology Podcast. My name is Prem Chandrasekharan. I'm one of the regular hosts on the podcast. Today, we are joined by a very special guest, Giri Sugar, who is a global technology executive
at Lenovo, leading the cloud and services group. and they are also one of our very strategic clients. Welcome to the podcast, Girish. Do you want to quickly introduce yourself?
Sure, Prem. Thanks. I think you gave me a really great introduction. As Prem mentioned, my name is Girish Ugar. I head the Global Technology for Cloud and Software team,
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