Keerthi Sreenivas

In this talk, we’ll understand how AI works by exploring the infrastructure that powers it, with a focus on small language models (SLMs) and the GPUs that make them possible. We’ll dive into why GPU demand is skyrocketing, what’s driving their scarcity, and why they are far better suited for AI workloads than traditional CPUs. From massive data-center LLMs to small models running on phones and edge devices, we’ll show how AI scales and adapts across hardware. Audience will leave with a small hands-on exercise to run a Small language model on their personal mobile device. Attendees will leave having run a small language model on their own mobile device through a guided hands-on exercise.