Forging The Future with Chris Howard · 2026-03-06 · 43 min
At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Brandon Shibley of Edge Impulse and Thomas Soderholm of Nordic Semiconductor join Chris to explore the exciting shift of AI from the cloud to the edge. Brandon shares how streamlined, low power machine learning models are unlocking new possibilities in health wearables, industrial inspection, and agriculture by bringing fast, responsive intelligence directly onto devices. Thomas highlights how Nordic’s latest ultra low power chips with built-in neural processing are making this next wave of innovation possible. Together, they paint an optimistic picture of AI that is faster, smarter, and more accessible, running right where data is created. Episode Highlights ●[01:02]: Why AI is moving from cloud to edge ●[08:08]: Wearables and health monitoring on-device ●[11:08]: Industrial and agricultural vision at the edge ●[22:25]: Bluetooth Low Energy and ultra low power design ●[28:02]: New Nordic chips with built-in neural processing Key Takeaways: ●Edge AI is about efficiency, not scale for the sake of it.
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