This is a summary of a video I published on YouTube. You can click on the link below to watch the full video.<\/p>\n
Every few years, developers get spooked by the same pattern. A new tech explodes, money floods in, expectations go through the roof\u2026 then reality shows up. Prices shift, companies adjust, and suddenly people start saying, \u201cIt\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what you\u2019re seeing now with AI. Token pricing changes, rumors about internal issues, and people jump straight to \u201cthe bubble is bursting.\u201d No. What you\u2019re actually seeing is the market correcting itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been around long enough, this is boringly predictable. The spike comes first. Then the cleanup. Then the real value emerges.<\/p>\n The important story isn\u2019t whether OpenAI or Anthropic tweaks pricing. It\u2019s that AI is moving onto your device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Local models are already getting close to cloud performance. Not identical, but close enough that it forces a serious question: do you really need that last 10\u201320%?<\/p>\n Most of the time, you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n This is the same trade-off we\u2019ve always had in software. C++ is faster than Python, but most businesses don\u2019t care about microsecond differences. They care about cost, reliability, and getting things done.<\/p>\n Local AI gives you:<\/p>\n That combination matters more than squeezing out a bit more intelligence from a remote model.<\/p>\n People think Apple is behind in AI. I think they\u2019ve been setting up for this for years.<\/p>\n Their silicon strategy wasn\u2019t just about speed\u2014it was about running AI workloads locally<\/strong>. When you control the hardware, the OS, and the distribution channel, you\u2019re in a very strong position.<\/p>\n Now imagine AI running directly across phones, laptops, watches, and whatever comes next. No dependency on constant cloud calls. No ongoing token fees.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not flashy, but it\u2019s practical. And practical tends to win.<\/p>\n The biggest mistake right now is chasing the wrong layer of the stack.<\/p>\n Too many developers think they need to build models or obsess over which provider is \u201cwinning.\u201d That\u2019s not where the opportunity is.<\/p>\n The real value is in integration.<\/strong><\/p>\n You need to understand:<\/p>\nThe Real Shift: Local AI Changes the Economics<\/h4>\n
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Why Apple Might Quietly Win This<\/h4>\n
What Developers Keep Getting Wrong<\/h4>\n