Understand AI at Every Layer Using This "Core, Mantle, Edge" Model

Alan Lee, CTO of Analog Devices Incorporated, unpacks a powerful analogy to explain how AI systems operate at different levels — from massive data centers (the "core") to local devices like phones and thermostats (the "edge"). Learn why not all AI needs to live in the cloud, and how smart devices are already doing meaningful computation closer to home. He joined Serguei Netessine, Wharton's Senior Vice Dean for Innovation and Global Initiatives, to open season two of the Where AI Works podcast, which focuses on AI and business model innovation. Listen to the full episode and subscribe to the show: https://whr.tn/3G41Rlb ABOUT THE PODCAST Brought to you by the Wharton School in collaboration with Accenture, Where AI Works explores AI’s real-world impact on business. Each four-episode season takes a fresh approach, led by a different Wharton faculty expert who brings their own AI-focused expertise to the conversation, alongside practitioners actively shaping AI’s role in innovation, strategy, and transformation. Episodes are released on Thursdays every two weeks wherever you get your podcasts, with video excerpts published to the Wharton School's YouTube channel. #aipodcast #aiforbusiness #aiintegration #wharton #accenture ----- Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With a standing faculty of 241 renowned professors, Wharton has 5,000+ students across four degree programs: undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral. Each year 13,000+ professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs – with 200,000+ others earning certificates from Wharton Online since 2015. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Learn more about Wharton: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ Subscribe to the Wharton YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thewhartonschool/?sub_confirmation=1