PYMNTS.com March 11, 2025
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said Tuesday (March 11) that artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in the next fundamental shift in how humans interact with technology, describing it as a “generation change” poised to reshape the tech landscape and redefine user experiences across devices.
“We are at the beginning of a very big transition in technology,” Amon said during a speech at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas. “AI is a generation change. It’s going to change a lot how we interact with our computers.”
The CEO outlined a historical progression of how humans interacted with computers — from using an ASCII keyboard to type into a computer, to graphical and use of a mouse, to touchscreens on mobile devices. AI is...