Macs don’t just do AI, they’re replacing the cloud for it

opinion

Sep 4, 20265 mins

I surprised myself this morning when I came across an interesting Apple-commissioned report — Rethinking critical AI infrastructure — I’d not seen before. It looks at the shifting expectations for AI infrastructure and recognizes that enterprise users want (and need) secure, on-device AI solutions for critical parts of their business.

That’s why tens of thousands of companies are already investing in Macs, because they recognize that Macs do indeed do AI. The study, published earlier this year and put together by Omdia, reflects insights gathered across 1,500 conversations with enterprise tech leaders and practitioners, noting that for many in business the current cloud-based approach to AI fails to deliver on three key metrics: