Splitting a large AI across several devices lets you run it in private

Powerful artificial intelligence based on large language models can be computationally split to run on several smartphones. That could enable people to use AIs locally without relying on a cloud service's data centres – and without needing to share sensitive queries or personal information with a tech company. "Our key motivation was privacy," says Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi at the University of California, Irvine.