Andrew Feldman, Cerebras Systems’ CEO and co-founder, thinks the day when everyone has an AI appliance at home is approaching. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, he was asked what would need to happen for AI to become a home appliance. “Actually, I don’t think that’s very far away,” he replied.
As evidence that AI is gaining ground with everyday users, Feldman pointed to consumer agents such as Meta’s Muse and Instinct, a startup valued at $10 billion. He predicts people will have personal AI assistants that run locally, with some tasks handled on the device and others sent to the cloud, much like a cell phone.
“But I think they will get to know you very well, and you will have a security perimeter around them. And they will certainly have access to credit cards and be able to buy things for you,” Feldman said. “I think they will make a meaningful impact in making our lives better.”
A home AI appliance, or widespread consumer adoption of agentic technology, would be appealing for an AI chipmaker. Feldman also uses AI agents himself. He says a collection of them sweeps his calendar and retrieves information about people he’s going to have a call with, among other tasks.
AI already does many things people once handled manually, but Feldman is most excited by possibilities that weren’t possible before. He leaves it to other founders to work out what those might be. “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.
