Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman: home AI assistants are close

Andrew Feldman’s prediction came during a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 panel on Tuesday, where he was asked what it would take for AI to become a home appliance. He said he doesn’t think that is very far away, and pointed to Meta’s Muse and Instinct, now valued at $10 billion, as signs that AI agents are connecting with everyday users. His description of a future assistant—running partly on device and partly in the cloud, with a security perimeter and access to credit cards—imagines a service that acts for the user rather than merely answering questions.

Feldman also described his own use of AI, saying he relies on a collection of agents to manage his calendar and prepare for calls. That personal example sits alongside his company’s commercial interest: Cerebras builds AI chips, and broader consumer adoption of agentic tools would likely increase demand for the hardware underneath them. Yet Feldman said he does not need to come up with the consumer-facing idea himself, preferring to build platforms that other founders’ ideas can take flight on. The gap between his vision and a shipping home appliance remains undefined, as he gave no timeline or product specifics.