Mastering the Art of Restraining Your Galaxy AI to On-Device Processing or Shaking It Off Completely!
“How to Limit Galaxy AI to On-Device Processing—or Turn It Off Altogether”
“Of all the comic pronouncements that the universe imposes on us (everything you know is wrong; also, you’re standing on your head), the cruelest may be this: Even your super-advanced, light-years-ahead-of-its-time artificial intelligence is nothing more than a universe-endangering liability unless it’s coupled somehow to an appropriately sage and reliable source of wisdom—like a wise human being.”
Now let’s translate that from tech-philosopher jargon. Apparently it means that your new AI-powered refrigerator is turning out to be more Skynet than savvy convenience unless it has a human tethered to it like a sensible sibling to its less sensible sibling.
In plain English, while you were fantasizing about a world where AI automates everything, right from tuning your preferred microbrew temperature down to perfecting your Spotify playlist, someone else was warning of the story ticking time bomb inside these AIs. Spoiler alert: it’s about all of these devices becoming a Pandora’s box of privacy issues.
You can’t even begin to fathom how much data these devices are hoarding. Ever wondered how Siri knows you love ’80s synth-pop? Consequently, critics, civil rights advocates, and a growing number of paranoid but prudent folks are endorsing the idea of limiting AI interactions to just on-device data processing or even turning off AI processing altogether.
This isn’t the equivalent of shunning modern technology and living off-grid. It’s a smart alternative where the AI operates solely on the data from the device rather than reaching into the eternal and questionable cookie jar of cloud-based data. And the best part? The in-device approach accommodates the convenience of AI without trading off your privacy like a two-bit bargaining chip.
In other words, device-based AI processing contains the technology’s potential risk while still enjoying its perks—like finally admitting your secret love of Celine Dion to Siri without the whole city finding out. Now, wouldn’t that be something wonderful?
However, don’t pop the champagne just yet, the capability for effective on-device processing is more theory than reality. It’s an understated issue that needs more attention from tech giants. World, take note: until then, our devices might stay unapologetically nosy.