When is an AI IoT device an edge AI device?

It’s all shades of gray.

November 3, 2025

Jon Peddie

As the AI processor market keeps expanding—with 140 companies now in play—figuring out where devices fit has become more like reading overlapping Venn diagrams than drawing clear boundaries. Take smart wearables, for instance. They sit right between AI IoT and AI edge. If a smartwatch collects sensor data and connects to the cloud, it’s AI IoT. But if it also processes that data locally to detect heart irregularities or falls, it’s AI edge too. In truth, most wearables belong to both—shades of gray in a colorful AI world. With the AI processor market exploding with suppliers (140 now), applications, and

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