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Every day readers send me their questions about AI. Some are eager to learn more about stacking models or genuinely curious what model I'm favoring at the moment. But a recent email from a reader named Mike stood out, because it wasn't really about today's AI at all.Mike wanted to know where this is all heading. And I think that's something we all question pretty regularly. Questions like, what kind of computer will run AI five years from now? Will it know when to search the internet instead of guessing? Could it become a private tutor that never uploads a word about his kids? And — this was my favorite — will companies eventually sell downloadable AI "experts" the way we install apps today? He even compared it to swapping cartridges into an old game console: pop in the one you need, pull it out when you're done.They're thoughtful questions. And what struck me is that they're not really about hardware at all. They're about the kind of relationship we'll have with AI — how much it knows about us, how much it shares, and who's in control of that.No one knows exactly what the future looks like. But based on what companies like OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia are building right now, here are seven predictions I'd put real money on.1. Your next computer won't just run software — it'll run AI
