Intel prepares for rising demand for consumer products that can process artificial intelligence locally. The American chip company is betting on businesses increasingly seeking solutions for their AI computing needs beyond public data centers.

Intel aims to integrate AI capabilities into a variety of products, from computers and edge computing to software. Some companies are already moving data from public clouds to private environments, as Alexis Crowell, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Intel’s Asia-Pacific and Japan operations, explained. "Our strategy is to have AI everywhere," Crowell said in an interview. "If only one solution can compute AI worldwide, you are stuck. If every chip and software can compute AI, you have flexibility."

The growing enthusiasm for AI services and the enormous demand for computing power have led to a boom in data centers worldwide, especially in Asia. Companies like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon are investing billions in expanding their cloud services and other computer infrastructures. Morgan Stanley estimates that Asia will account for more than a third of global data center capacity by 2027, with potential investments of 100 billion US dollars this decade.

However, Crowell emphasized that the demand for traditional data centers is likely to decline as companies and organizations strive to balance the use of public cloud infrastructure with private data storage.