Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman said he believes a future where everyone has an AI appliance in their home is nearing, speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Tuesday.
Asked what would need to happen for AI to become a home appliance, Feldman said, "Actually, I don't think that's very far away." He pointed to advances in consumer AI agents, including Meta's Muse and Instinct, the startup now valued at $10 billion, as examples of AI finding its footing with everyday users.
Feldman predicted personal AI assistants will run locally, doing some work on device and some in the cloud, similar to a mobile phone. He said they will get to know users well, have a security perimeter, and have access to credit cards to make purchases.
Feldman said he uses a collection of agents himself to sweep his calendar and pull up information about people he is going to have calls with. He said he is most excited about new possibilities that were not possible before, but is leaving it to other founders to identify them.
"One of the reasons I love being in infrastructure is because I don't need the consumer-facing idea … I like building the platforms that other people's ideas take flight on," he said.