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title: "On-device AI agents hit a hard memory limit. Apple's new architecture routes around it."
date: 2026-06-09
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description: "Apple's AFM 3 Core Advanced stores 20B parameters in NAND flash rather than DRAM — a new on-device option for enterprises avoiding cloud-dependent AI agents."
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# On-device AI agents hit a hard memory limit. Apple's new architecture routes around it.

Apple's AFM 3 Core Advanced stores 20B parameters in NAND flash rather than DRAM — a new on-device option for enterprises avoiding cloud-dependent AI agents.

*Published: 2026-06-09*