Leica said generative AI features should be distinguished from its traditional cameras, while there is room to use them in licensed brands such as Xiaomi’s 17T series. The comments were made at a roundtable held after the launch of the Xiaomi 17T Pro, which highlights Leica-tuned cameras and Google’s text-to-video tool Gemini Omni. Leica also underscored photo authenticity tools, including digital signatures and metadata.

As investment in AI infrastructure accelerates, companies specialising in on-premises hardware are posting strong growth alongside cloud expansion. Hardware makers spanning semiconductors, servers, storage and networking are reporting improved results as AI demand rises. Dell Technologies highlights a strategy centred on upgraded on-premises AI infrastructure and solutions optimised for the tokenomics era. Enterprises are also looking at PCs for local inference while major AI and software players expand offerings, partnerships, acquisitions and investments.