Qualcomm CEO: AI companies want phones running 100-billion-parameter models by 2028 (X clip)

Summary
This video clip features an interview with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon discussing mobile hardware requirements for artificial intelligence. Amon describes requests from leading frontier AI labs regarding Qualcomm’s mobile silicon capabilities expected by 2028.

What is shown

• [00:00] Close-up of Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon explaining that leading AI companies are approaching Qualcomm with future chip requirements.
• [00:10] Wide shot of the outdoor interview showing Amon and the interviewer seated opposite each other.
• [00:21] The interviewer asks Amon to clarify whether AI companies are looking to develop phones.
• [00:24] Amon gestures and responds that AI companies are increasingly looking into hardware and phone development.

Claims & numbers

• Leading AI companies are asking Qualcomm for mobile platforms capable of running at least a 100-billion-parameter model directly on a smartphone by 2028 (Amon says [00:10]).
• Companies want this 100-billion-parameter on-device model running persistently (“all the time”) (Amon says [00:18]).
• Frontier AI companies are starting to venture into phone hardware (Amon says [00:24]).

Notable quotes

• “By 2028, I need to make sure that I have the ability to run at least a 100 billion parameter model into a phone...” [00:10]
• “...and I need it to have this thing running kind of all the time.” [00:18]
• “Well, AI companies are starting to do phones...” [00:24]

Assessment
This is an interview excerpt rather than a technical demonstration or product launch. It contains verbal statements by Qualcomm’s CEO regarding future partner specifications and industry direction without showing working hardware.

Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-10-12 from the video’s audio and frames.