Enabling Agent Computers with AMD Ryzen™ AI Max

AMD is pushing its Ryzen AI chips into the territory once dominated by specialized data center processors, betting that next-generation "agent computers" — machines capable of autonomous reasoning and decision-making — will run on consumer and business laptops rather than distant cloud servers. The move signals a fundamental shift in how companies like Microsoft and Google plan to deploy artificial intelligence, potentially upending the economics of cloud computing by distributing AI workloads to the edge. If AMD's gamble pays off, it could accelerate the arrival of truly independent AI assistants while raising thorny new questions about privacy, security, and who controls the machines learning about our behavior.

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