According to Sam Altman's recent question on Twitter, the discussion about when an O3-mini level AI model could run natively on smartphones has sparked significant analysis in the AI community. Experts point out that current advancements in edge computing and hardware acceleration, such as Qualcomm's Snapdragon AI and Apple's Neural Engine, are rapidly closing the gap for on-device large language model inference (source: Sam Altman on Twitter, 2025-06-24). Industry analysts highlight that running O3-mini class models—which require considerable memory and computational power—on mobile devices would unlock new business opportunities in AI-powered personal assistants, privacy-centric applications, and real-time language translation, especially as devices integrate more advanced NPUs. The timeline for this breakthrough is closely tied to further improvements in mobile chipsets and efficient AI model quantization techniques, with some projections citing a realistic window within the next 2-4 years (source: Qualcomm AI Research, 2024; Apple WWDC, 2024).